Summary
DOUBTLESS inclined towards a kindred spirit, former Home Secretary David Blunkett was in Knaresborough last weekend to sign copies of a new book about Blind Jack Metcalf ? perhaps that North Yorkshire town?s most famous son.
Like David Blunkett, Jack Metcalf, pictured right, overcame his disability in a remarkable way. Like Blunkett, Metcalf could be a bit of a lad, creating a local scandal by refusing to acknowledge the mother of his illegitimate child.See the full content of this document
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John North - Jack of All Trades
?I haven?t seen the woman for years, ? he protested. It may have been original at the time; Blind Jack didn?t miss much, anyway.
Born in 1717, he lost his sight after suffering smallpox at the age of six. He was also a...See the full content of this document
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