Leaders of Thought
Charles Dickens – supporter of Ragged Schools
In 1843, Charles Dickens visited the Field Lane Ragged School and was so shocked and moved by what he saw there, he decided to write a pamphlet about it. Instead though he penned ‘A Christmas Carol’ as he thought he could reach more people through a novel. An intriguing connection is that John Pounds set…
Read MoreFirst Ragged School Portsmouth
In all history there are unsung heros and one of these must surely be John Pounds. Born in Portsmouth Hampshire, in 1766, John Pounds was crippled after a fall in the dockyards where he was an apprenticed shipwright. He became a shoemaker and was known as the crippled cobbler. There were many destitute children living…
Read MoreLondon Library 1841
The London Library is an inspirational institution with many intriguing connections to people such as Charles Dickens
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 MoreThomas Malthus on Population 1798
Thomas Malthus and his thoughts on population growth
Read MoreMarie Curie Nobel Prize 1911 for Chemistry
A second Nobel Prize for Marie?
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.
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