London
Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
With Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee year underway, how did the Empire celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee?
Read MoreLeadenhall Market an historic marketplace dating back to the 1st century
Leadenhall a place of gathering and social connection since the first century…still going today with the distinctive wrought ironwork and glass building designed by Sir Horace Jones…
Read MoreChildren Lost and Found Notices
Lost children of the C19th. How heartbreaking it must have been to lose a child in the seething populace of London but how did a poor family go about finding their lost child. A little piece of ephemera had us on the trail….
Read MoreCharles Dickens Podcast from The National Archive
Michael Allen, author and Charles Dickens expert, revealed some new insights into Dickens life. Listen to the 2010 podcast from The National Archive to discover more
Read MoreBunhill Fields Burial Ground City of London
Bunhill Fields, an absolutely fascinating place to visit irrespective of whether you have nonconformists in your family or not, the history alone is mesmerising..
Read MoreRestoration Property Developer Dr Nicholas Barbon
The history of London property development includes some of the most fascinating characters, Dr Nicholas Barbon one of the best. The memory of Restoration redevelopment lives on in the capital’s street names
Read MoreArtillery Passage London & the Honourable Artillery Company
London street names can reveal so many interesting stories and intriguing connections, in this case, Artillery Passage in Spitalfields and the Honourable Artillery Company
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 MoreHistoric County Borders UK
Great resource of UK County Border data, available to download. This is a super resource for those wanting to take their family history a step further
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