18th Century 1700-1799
Removal 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.
Read MorePopulation England and Wales 1700 – 1800
Population of England and Wales 1700 – 1800, another intriguing snippet
Read MoreSir Robert Walpole 1721
Sir Robert Walpole becomes Englands first Prime Minister in April 1721
Read MoreMarshalsea Prison first mentioned in 1373
The Marshalsea debtors prison first records show it existing as early as 1373…Charles Dickens father was imprisoned there and this had a major impact on Dickens work.
Read MoreSt George The Martyr Southwark
The church of St George The Martyr has been documented since 1122 but the present church was built between 1734 and 1736 by the architect, John Price. In the middle ages Borough High Street ran south from London Bridge and at it’s end stood the church of St George with fields lying beyond. In 1951…
Read MoreGeorge IV 1820 – 1830
George IV was the son of George III, his mother was Queen Charlotte. He was born on 12th August 1762 at St Jame’s Palace London. He acceded to the throne on 29th January 1820 and was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 19th July 1821. George IV was made Prince Regent in 1811 when it became…
Read MoreGeorge III 1760 – 1820
George III was the son of Frederick the Prince of Wales, his mother being Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. He was born at Norfolk House in London on the 4th June 1738 and was therefore the first Hanoverian king to be born and bred an Englishman. He acceded to the throne on 25th October 1760 and was…
Read MoreEdmund Halley died 1742
Halleys Comet Astronomer who again is contributing to the observations of the natural world and universe that free-up and discard old thinking , creating the climate that would foster the period of enlightenment that was to follow.
Read MoreRobert Walpole died 1745
Robert Walpole survived for three years after his resignation in 1742 but he had been very ill with kidney disease for a number of years. His last few months were spent in great pain and eventually under heavy sedation. He died on 18th March 1745.
Read MoreHandel’s Messiah
Handel’s first performance of the Messiah was not in London but in a music hall in Fishamble Street in Dublin. The performance took place on 13th April 1742 and although he struggled to find enough performers and to convince the clergy to allow him to perform a sacred piece of music in a secular building,…
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