Theme Intriguing People
Queen Elizabeth II – no apologies just love her….
Top Queen Elizabeth II, you’ve just got to love her and find
Read MoreUrban Expansion & Slum Creation
The rapid evolution of urban societies left the poor on the extreme edge of survival. The need for social reform was never greater than during the mid C19th
Read MoreThe Golden Hind
The Golden Hind will be part of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee flotilla down the Thames, what impact did Drakes voyage have on the nation just over 430 years ago?
Read MoreVera Britain born 1893 -1970 and Dame Shirley Williams her daughter HLB
Vera Britain author pascifist and politician, who were the influential people in her life and family…
Read MoreFamily Home of Thomas Blake Glover 1838-1911 at Glover House in 1864
Thomas Blake Glover an intriguing influence on the Meiji Restoration. mining, ship-building and Mistubishi with his family home in Aberdeen.
Read MoreThe Scientific Revolution and The Industrial Revolution. The Newton Connection
Why did the Industrial Revolution take place in Britain rather than anywhere else in Britain? The answer lies in the work of Isaac Newton, the consequences of which were far reaching and completely revolutionary…
Read MoreJohn Speed Maps Online
The fascinating maps of John Speed have been beautifully digitized by Occidental College Library Los Angeles. Now having looked at the maps of Ralph Agas, we ask was there a connection between the two?
Read MoreWomen and Suffrage
Women’s suffrage affected generation after generation of women. It took thirty years from the formation of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Society to the Representation of the People Act in 1928 for all women to have an equal right to vote in the UK
Read MoreKew Gardens Library, Art & Archives
The remarkable collection and archive at Kew Gardens and what they can reveal about ‘enlightened’ times..
Read MoreThe Remarkable Influence of Sir Joseph Banks
The remarkable influence of Joseph Banks, explorer, botanist and ‘enlightened’ man, stretched itself over a multitude of disciplines and ages. The connections he made heralded a new wave of thinking about science which still impact today…
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