Body Snatching could make your body worth more dead than alive and the Anatomy Act was one way of starting toa ddress this dreadful and workhouse Regime fuelled fear by legislating to protect the corpses of the poor, this act lasts into the 20th Century so it was certainly significant well-beyond it’s original foundation,,,
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Review of the Poor Law Act 1832 In 1832, Earl Grey, the Prime Minister, set up a review of the Poor Law Act of 1601. The result of the review was a report that came to the following conclusions: That, poverty was caused by lazy people, not by the social and economic conditions they found themselves in. That large families did better [...]…
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What is the point of history? materials to work with: Churchill quotation cited in (David Cannadine’s inaugural lecture as Director of the Institute of Historical Research, 1999) ” ‘History’, Churchill observed, ‘with its flickering lamp, stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passions of former days.’ [...]…
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Workhouse Schools By 1839 almost half of the population of workhouses were made up of children. Some of these children were orphaned but others entered with their parents and although families were split up upon entering the workhouse, if the child was under seven it would probably stay alongside it’s mother. When the Poor Law Amendment Act [...]…
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Body Snatching could make your body worth more dead than alive and the Anatomy Act was one way of starting toa ddress this dreadful and workhouse Regime fuelled fear by legislating to protect the corpses of the poor, this act lasts into the 20th Century so it was certainly significant well-beyond it’s original foundation,,,
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Review of the Poor Law Act 1832 In 1832, Earl Grey, the Prime Minister, set up a review of the Poor Law Act of 1601. The result of the review was a report that came to the following conclusions: That, poverty was caused by lazy people, not by the social and economic conditions they found themselves in. That large families did better [...]…
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What is the point of history? materials to work with: Churchill quotation cited in (David Cannadine’s inaugural lecture as Director of the Institute of Historical Research, 1999) ” ‘History’, Churchill observed, ‘with its flickering lamp, stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passions of former days.’ [...]…
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Workhouse Schools By 1839 almost half of the population of workhouses were made up of children. Some of these children were orphaned but others entered with their parents and although families were split up upon entering the workhouse, if the child was under seven it would probably stay alongside it’s mother. When the Poor Law Amendment Act [...]…
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What is the connection between London ragamuffin children and Dr Livingstone in Africa? A very talented Victorian neoclassical artist Dorothy Tennant.
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Chronology and the sequence of the events and the relationship and dependencies and connections between them, all very intriguing. Lots of tools say they help you build custom timelines but after a lot of research we can show you the tools and techniques to get you going, up and running fast. So you can focus on what matters most to you, your project and your toolkit. Certainly a very interactive process productive focused and fun, why not take a look and consider what dates you have available…
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Maps,antique, modern and customised are a key device for examining and analysing the evidence, facts conundrums and brick walls you may encounter as you seek to research and explore the subject of your history project. Here you can find out how you can become your own historic cartographer creating your own powerful online maps in a workshop environment for like-minded people. You can be certain of a fun interactive and intriguing opportunity, find out more…
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Use forenames in family history research to provide new clues and insights, to help break down those brickwalls that we all meet in our research
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Has the digitization of historical data made it possible to engage maths in looking for new patterns?
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Create your own Intriguing Connections for your family, local or special interest history project. Hassle free, up and running fast, so you can focus on what matters most , enjoying and progressing your project.
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