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Mary Wollenstonecraft or Jeremy Bentham as first advocate of Womans Rights?
Who first expressed the need for women’s rights to be publicly addressed?
Read MoreGreat Reform Act 1832 and the riots that preceeded.
Was it really “The Great Reform Act of 1832?” How would it have impacted on your family members….
Read More1816 ‘The Year Without a Summer’
Did more people die in 1818 as a result of the volcanic eruption that affected weather in the UK?
Read MoreBevis Marks Synagogue 1700
The oldest synagogue in London, steeped in history…
Read MoreWhitechapel Bell Foundry 1570
Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1570, a truly inspirational place to visit..
Read MoreRegulations under the Metropolitan Police Act 1839
Metropolitan Police Act Regulations 1839 brought in new powers to help police the growing population in the Metropolis
Read MoreIrish emmigration 250,000 1851
Irish emigration 1851, just a snippet of information that tells a big story
Read MoreJane Austen 1775 – 1817
Over two hundred years ago, Jane Austen wrote about contemporary society with such passion and subtlety that her novels remain as vivid and fresh as when they were first penned. Her writings give family historians great context as we try to imagine life in the early 1800’s. She died on 18th July 1817, at…
Read MoreDecline Rural Income in Early C19th
The decline in rural incomes in the early nineteenth century, how hard it must have been
Read MoreRemoval Act 1795
The Removal Act of 1795 is of great significance for family historians because for the first time it was easier for people to move away from their place of birth but did it help them out of poverty is another question all together.
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