19th Century 1800-1899
North Hampshire Tithe Maps for Basingstoke and Dean
Family history in North Hampshire? These tithe maps may be just what you need to solve a few puzzles in your family tree
Read MoreThose Humble Occupations
So many of our ancestors had seemingly humble occupations that it is easy to overlook the important role they played in the life
Read MoreCharles Dickens knew Florence Nightingale
We so often study the lives of famous people and their activities in isolation, what is intriguing is when you find how the lives of these people were meshed together
Read MoreMark Twain & The British Christmas
What did Mark Twain observe about the British Christmas?
Read More“Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”
What links Santa Claus, Mark Twain and the village of Sleepy Hollow?
Read MoreLondon Library 1841
The London Library is an inspirational institution with many intriguing connections to people such as Charles Dickens
Read MoreThe Work of Emily Hobhouse
Emily Hobhouse, welfare campaigner was loved by the South Africans for the compassion and aid given to their women and children in British prisoner of war camps during the Boer War and vilified by her own people because of that work
Read MoreRights of Women to Play Football 1894 – 1921
Women and football? Oh yes and when they were good they were very very good……
Read MoreCharles Dickens Jr Writes on the Victorian Sport of Boxing
A fantastic insight into the Victorian boxing world from Charles Dickens Junior’s dictionary, ‘Dickens London Dictionary’
Read MoreLady Florence Dixie journalist and feminist 1856
Lady Florence Dixie was an insightful and inspiring writer, journalist and liberal thinker. She championed equality for women and was outspoken in her support for Irish Home Rule.
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