THEME Art, design, literature, media and Music
The plight of sick children 1843
The lack of hospital care for children in 1843
Read MoreGreat Ormond Street Hospital 1852
The plight of sick children in the early C19th
Read MoreDr Samuel Johnson and the Dictionary of English Language 1755
Johnson’s Dictionary of The English Language
Read MoreFirst Census of England and Wales 1801
1801 Census, what does it reveal?
Read MoreGas lights and the lamplighters 1807
Bringing light to London’s streets, the gas lights and lamplighters of the Georgian and Victorian period, brought a sense of life and safety to the city’s population.
Read MoreFirst Contagious Disease Act 1864 Why was it important and who was Josephine Butler?
Social crusade against the state regulation of vice in the 19th Century and founding principles of feminist campaigning…Josephine Butler Grey led the way born 1828 died 1906
Read MoreMary Wollenstonecraft or Jeremy Bentham as first advocate of Womans Rights?
Who first expressed the need for women’s rights to be publicly addressed?
Read MoreJeremy Bentham advocates Women’s Suffrage 1818
Jeremy Bentham was a radical thinker leader in utilitarianism and working for the greater good including being ahead of his time on women’s rights.
Read More1816 ‘The Year Without a Summer’
Did more people die in 1818 as a result of the volcanic eruption that affected weather in the UK?
Read MoreBevis Marks Synagogue 1700
The oldest synagogue in London, steeped in history…
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