Posts by Amanda Moore INW
Act of Settlement 1700-1701
The Act of Settlement in 1701, enshrined the exclusion of Catholics from the line of succession in England. It ensured the continuation of the House of Hanover.
Read MoreBill of Rights 1688 – 1 of 4 great historic documents…
Bill of Rights 1688. When King William III and Queen Mary II were offered the crown, it was accompanied by a Declaration that became the Bill of Rights. Link to the document itself.
Read MoreConstitutional Monarchy established in England 1688-1689
When does the constitutional basis of England’s Monarchy become established..
Read MoreDescartes Discourse on the Method 1637
The pursuit of incontrovertible truth…by Descartes
Read MoreRené Descartes the father of modern philosophy
Descartes kicks -off the perod of Enlightenment and the ae of reason…
Read MoreThe Age of Reason…dawns
The dawning of the age of reason, how would it impact on our families lives and those of the communities our relatives lived in…
Read MoreBletchley Park Buckinghamshire Roll of Honour
Bletchley roll of honour, did your relatives work at Bletchley ParK? Checkout the online roll of honour…
Read MoreLord Shaftsbury built on John Pounds Ragged School idea…campaigned to improve the lot of working children
“The future hopes of a country must, under God, be laid in the character and condition of its children;…” Inspired by John Pounds and his own increasing religious conviction Lord Shaftsbury was a leader in social reform for children as the best way to improve society overall…
Read MoreCharles Dickens – supporter of Ragged Schools
In 1843, Charles Dickens visited the Field Lane Ragged School and was so shocked and moved by what he saw there, he decided to write a pamphlet about it. Instead though he penned ‘A Christmas Carol’ as he thought he could reach more people through a novel. An intriguing connection is that John Pounds set…
Read MoreFirst Ragged School Portsmouth
In all history there are unsung heros and one of these must surely be John Pounds. Born in Portsmouth Hampshire, in 1766, John Pounds was crippled after a fall in the dockyards where he was an apprenticed shipwright. He became a shoemaker and was known as the crippled cobbler. There were many destitute children living…
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