Politics
International Council of Women 1904
Women’s Suffrage 1904
Read MoreArch duke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated 28 Jun 1914 the domino effect for WWI
The assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand in Sarajevo triggers a series of events that spark what was to lead to world war and a tragic loss of life, surely this would be” the war to end all wars…”
Read MoreFirst Census of England and Wales 1801
1801 Census, what does it reveal?
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 MoreGreat Reform Act 1832 and the riots that preceeded.
Was it really “The Great Reform Act of 1832?” How would it have impacted on your family members….
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 MoreRemoval Act 1795
The Removal Act of 1795 is of great significance for family historians because for the first time it was easier for people to move away from their place of birth but did it help them out of poverty is another question all together.
Read MoreGilberts Act 1782
Gilberts Act 1782, another act that disadvantaged the poor…and this was supposed to be one of the better ones?
Read MoreWorkhouse Test Act 1723
Workhouse Test Act of 1723 was more of the same in terms of oppressive laws thinly disguised as a programme of social welfare that worked in reality more as a form of repression and implied punishment. The plight of the poor was not as yet something that governments saw as anything but a problem and cost to be minimised. Find out more in this article and a series of connected posts tell the story of the history of lay in respect of the poor.
Read MoreAct of Settlement 1662
Act of Settlement 1662
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