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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The Workhouse System was a radical solution to a problem of immense scale in mid C19th Britain. Tory landowners and Whig economists for once voted together, anxious in the face of increasing revolt and disturbances to preserve their respective positions.
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Britain Applies Poor Law Act to Ireland 1838 Poor Law 1834 is applied to Ireland…
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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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‘Lunatics’ and the Poor Law Act 1834 Asylums had been operating in Britain for hundreds of years, the first recorded was the Bethlem Royal Hospital established in the C15th and were run as private charitable institutions. The whole business was a haphazard affair until the Madhouse Act of 1774 which established licensing and yearly inspections of asylums. Still little provision was made [...]…
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Christian burial traditions tell us a lot about the communities in which they are acted out. These customs affected your ancestors final resting place. For example, were they buried to the north of the church and if they were what does that tell you ab…
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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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The ‘art of the possible’, The BBC has announced the public beta launch of a new initiative to bring the UK’s entire collection of oil paintings to the Internet for the first time. It’s called Your Paintings. As historians and always wi…
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HGS Open Day was a lively and engaging event, we were demonstrating this new and evolving project as an example of the tools, resources, techniques and approach we are taking to our workshops, projects and toolkit. Find out about the HGS and this new project for family local and social historians…
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Will the TNA JISC funded Mapping the Blitz Project help those of us that funded it with our hard earn’t tax payers money we do hope so….
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Are there skeletons in your cupboard with right royal connections? Was a place or person of noble or royal birth? Can you trace your family tree back to the Plantagenet bloodlines? Take a look at some of the ways you can explore this online and at the same time glean a few insight into the origins of the Plantagenet and Angevin dynasties to add a little colour and perspective to your history project.
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London history and recent programmes for the BBC inspiration and insights via BBC Iplayer for you and your history project, in this summer of historic happenings, what made and makes London Great and how does it impact on the subjects of interest to you…
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Booth’s 17 year study and survey of Poverty in London produced a ground-breaking set of revelations some 120 years later using 6 archetypal streets what has changed, what has not and why is the subject of this new excellent BBC Series. Ideal for anyone with family social and local history interests whether your subject is London and these streets or not. A collaboration between the BBC and OpenLearn from the OU coinciding with the Diamond Jubilee and Olympics some interesting observations, do we ever learn?
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A unique family tribute By Prince Charles on Video following the stunning climax to the Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace. A chance to hear again or if you missed on Video player.
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Royal Household staff list released online
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Just how important was the church to life in Medieval Britain and how were our ancestors lives affected?
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Highclere history highlights some intriguing connections after an enjoyable afternoon with Lady Carnarvon. Did the price of grain lead to a significant increase in Anglo-American Marriages amongst the British Aristocracy? Were the aristocratic marriages significant in the development of our society and what impact did they have subsequently through two world wars on the Special Relationship between two Nation-States. Amazing what you can learn from an intriguing lunch-time talk…
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The work of engineering giants can be explored at the Network Rail online archive
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Max Hastings was there and traveled out on the Canberra, established historian and authority on WWII his perspective and views are intriguing…
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So what are the connections between Angus Dundee and Captain Scott of the Antarctic and what resources are available for you to use…
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Open Data, Linked Data accessible to all and able to be shared analysed and used by us all. Listen to short video from the excellent Nigel Shadbolt and you will soon see why this is relevant and important for anyone interested in history as well as just about every other aspect of life. This is not just blue sky thinking, it’s happening here and now and there are opportunities tog et involved…now
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What is ‘Linked Data’ why is open data relevant to anyone with an interest in history…listen to Tim Berners Lee web pioneer telling us all about it, tap into to some intriguingly linked resources and help change the world…
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Norfolk Old and Intriguing Maps available online, more country resources for you and your history project…
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This great site from University of Southampton, on C18th resources, deserves to be explored by family and social historians for the wealth of excellent links it provides
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The War Horse Exhibition at The National Army Museum tells the stories of real war horses in WWI, a very moving exhibition
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Read ‘Warrior’ by General Jack Seely, a truly amazing account of a real life war horse. A brilliant book
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- Grave of The Unknown Warrior Westminster Abbey 1920 The body of an unknown soldier was brought from France to be buried at the west end of the nave of Westminster Abbey on 11th November 1920. The idea that we should honour those that died for us in this way, is thought to have originated with the Reverend David Railton, a chaplain at the……
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New online catalogue ‘Discovery’ from The National Archive
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- Merged UK Library Catalogue The merged online catalogue of national libraries and many universities in the UK is a great resource that will save lots of time when researching your own history project…
- Virginia Cemeteries online Just had to share this brilliant resource, a collation of data from Virginian cemeteries. Thanks for all the effort that has gone into this excellent free resource. Another Intriguing Snippet to help aid your family history research </br> </br>…
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King Alfred’s Teacher Training College Winchester has a glorious student register which we at Intriguing History are transcribing. It’s a fascinating, detailed record of students from all over the country
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- King of the Anglo Saxons c860 AD The first ‘King of England’ emerges out of the Dark Ages…
- Cap Badge King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry The cap badge of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, as worn on the pagri…
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The totally incredible Spinning Mule, invented by Samuel Crompton, revolutionised spinning in the C19th
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- John Kay 1753-54 House destroyed by machine breakers…keeps inventing John Kay Inventor persecuted and house destroyed by machine breakers, he didn’t give-up and kept inventing, now that’s entrepreneurial against the odds…and was this the start of organised labour and uprisings?…
- Ada Lovelace 1815 – 1852 and the first computer programme Aususta Ada Lovelace was a brilliant mathematician who took Charles Babbage’s analytical machine a step further, so why don’t we know more about her?…
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First fleet to Australia, an amazing achievement by convicts, guards, sailors and families together, a journey against all odds
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Dorset is an amazing coastline and the Dorset Coast Digital Archive is a fantastic resource for anyone with a family history or historical interest in Dorset
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- Denmark sells Gold Coast territories to Britain 1850 …
- Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty Organisation with unique archive of NY immigrants Did your family member relative or ancestor arrive in the USA via New York? Here are some intriguing resources to help you find out more……
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Explore a map of the Ancient counties of Great Britain and find out a little bit more about their history
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