THEME History of Organisations
HMS Victory – Victorious Once Again
Raising of HMS Victory, predecessor to Nelson’s flagship of the same name
Read MorePortsmouth Dockyard
The closure of the Royal Dockyard at Portsmouth would bring to an end over 5oo years of Royal Naval ship building history in Hampshire
Read MoreCap Badge King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
The cap badge of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, as worn on the pagri
Read MoreRoyal Defence Corps Cap Badge
Royal Defence Corps Cap Badge, a circular disc of brass with GRV and the Kings Crown at it’s centre
Read MoreAmerican War, prison hulks, Joseph Banks, Australia. Connect!
The American War, Joseph Banks, prison hulks and Australia, what connects them all? Connections exist across all areas of history including our own, it’s just a matter of discovering them
Read MoreThe Institution of Nursing Sisters 1840
Another of Elizabeth Fry’s amazing achievements was the setting up of the Institution of Nursing Sisters
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 MoreQuakers in Great Britain
Find Quaker ancestors in your family tree with the help of these useful sites
Read MoreFounding of ‘The Religious Society of Friends’ or Quakers
The founding of The Religious Society of Friends’ began a movement that spread across the UK and into America
Read MoreNorfolk and Edith Cavell
Norfolk is the birthplace of one of Britain’s most courage humanitarians, Edith Cavell, executed by German forces in WWI
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