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Jane Austen’s House and Museum at Chawton Hants
It was Chawton where Jane spent the last 8 years of her life in the grace and favour small house provided by the generosity of her brother Edward Austen. Now the location of the Jane Austen House Museum
Read MoreJane Austen was born 1775 Steventon Hants
Jane Austen possibly the greatest female writer of all time and one of the top 5 of both men and women, well thats what the distinguished critic F R Leavis believed…
Read MoreCap Badge Infantry Glider Troops 1942 – 45
The cap badge of the Infantry Glider Troops is a reminder of a group of brave men who silently flew over enemy lines in World War II.
Read MoreMarried Women’s Property Act 1870
Married Women’s Property Act 1870 was one of the most significant acts passed that changed how society and the courts perceived women.
Read MoreNewton states laws of motion and gravity in Principia Mathematica 1686-1687
Newtorn’s major work impacts on thinking of the Enlightenment’s philosophers and social reform…the world is not the centre of the universe!
Read MoreFlorence Nightingale and Women’s Suffrage
Florence Nightingale and Women’s Suffrage Florence had a vision that went beyond her incredible organisational and nursing abilities. Her attitudes made her capable of anticipating the dramatic events that would unfold for women in the late stages of the C19th and early C20th. She wrote ‘Till a woman can be in possession of her own…
Read MoreCap Badge Glider Pilot Regiment 1950 – 57
The cap badge of the Glider Pilot Regiment is one of a large collection of cap badges that we have had the privilege of curating at Intriguing History. If you would like to see more or contribute information we would be delighted to here from you.
Read MoreJane Austen lived in Henrietta Street, just a mapped snippet 1813-1814
There is a blue plaque confirming the details on the fascia of the building, the address is 10 Henrietta Street Westminster, London WC2E 8, UK United Kingdom. Jane Austen lived here briefly between 1813-1814
Read MoreLeaders of the Enlightenment, in a nutshell
Who were the central thinkers and leaders of the period of the enlightenment…who together changed the way we and our societies and families that made those societies thought and organised our world. There would be backward steps but the genie of enlightenment was out of the box…
Read MoreJohn Locke Philosopher defends the right of the people to overthrow any ruler..
John Locke, a philosopher with a long-term impact. What was the role of this often over-looked british philosopher ins establishing the principles for democracy in the period of Enlightenment.
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