19th Century 1800-1899
Victoria Cross 1856
Victoria Cross 1856 founded by Queen Victoria
Read MoreLondon University Founded 1828
Founding of London University
Read MoreFirst Transatlantic Voyage S.S Great Eastern 1860
The first voyage across the atlantic on an iron paddle-steamer designed by engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1860…was your relative on the ship…
Read MoreMary Anning Fossil Hunter
An exceptional scientist, Mary Anning, Paleantologist
Read MoreThe Difficult passage across the Thames in C18th & C19th
The growth of London in terms of population and trade demanded the need for more crossing points of the River Thames.
Read MoreRichard Trevithick and the Rotherhithe Tunnel 1807
Richard Trevithick, an extraordinary engineer
Read MoreSpencer Perceval shot dead 1812
The death of Spencer Perceval, British Prime Minister shot dead in 1812 the year of the famous overture midst of the Napoleonic Wars and after the French Revolution.
Read MoreGas lights and the lamplighters 1807
Bringing light to London’s streets, the gas lights and lamplighters of the Georgian and Victorian period, brought a sense of life and safety to the city’s population.
Read MoreFirst Contagious Disease Act 1864 Why was it important and who was Josephine Butler?
Social crusade against the state regulation of vice in the 19th Century and founding principles of feminist campaigning…Josephine Butler Grey led the way born 1828 died 1906
Read MoreMary Wollenstonecraft or Jeremy Bentham as first advocate of Womans Rights?
Who first expressed the need for women’s rights to be publicly addressed?
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