Government
Tension between East India Company & British Government 1784
Tension East India Company and British Government The East India Company Act of 1784 The British presence in India was a result of the trading opportunities grasped by the East India Company way back at the start of the C17th. The company monopolised trade, had it’s own armies and ruled and regulated itself. The 18th century saw…
Read MoreEmpire and Colonialism
The theme of Empire and colonialism because it is this that charts the history of Britain from the C16th. The main thread of British expansion and imperialism is the history of the overseas trade routes….
Read MoreChildren and Education
Children and Education life wasnt great for children in the 18th and 19th Centuries, reform was slow coming, welfare was only just emerging, young adults and cheap labour, what was it like for your family and what were the opportunities presented by education, was it good bad or the best that could be expected what happened in the 20th and 21st centuries to change the poor outlook for children that had previously pervaded?
Read MoreBusiness and Industry – why is it important in family history?
Business and industry, we and our ancestors probably spend more time at work than at home, hence it’s significance to our understanding of and importance to gaining a deeper insight of the lives and times in which our family lived is critical. Take a look at our Business and Industry theme and also our complimentary Organisations and Jobs Occupations and Employment themes…
Read MoreBritain Declares War on Germany 1914
Britain declares war 1914
Read MoreSpencer Perceval shot dead 1812
The death of Spencer Perceval, British Prime Minister shot dead in 1812 the year of the famous overture midst of the Napoleonic Wars and after the French Revolution.
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 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
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