Banking Finance and Insurance
Britain After Waterloo the British Disillusion Post 1815
What happened to Britain after Waterloo? What did the victory mean to the population and why was there a British disillusion for the following 20 years? Britain seemed to implode as an economic bomb went off under her feet.
Read MoreElizabeth Fry Reformer and Quaker
The work of Elizabeth Fry, Quaker and social reformer inspired others such as Florence Nightingale. Her courage and work was outstanding in a time when women were considered to have few roles outside of the family
Read MoreInsolvency and Bankruptcy in C19th
Bankrupt or Insolvent, what did it mean to our C19th ancestors?
Read MoreNews Stories 4th April 1891London Daily News
Newspaper stories add such a richness to your family history, not just in terms of individual ancestors but about the news that absorbed them, the things they talked about at meals, work, in the pub..
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