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9)Before the Victorian era, most of Britain’s population couldn’t read or write and had limited access to education. Queen Victoria believed thateducation should be for all, and by the end of her reign, going to school became compulsory for all children, rich or poor. 19th Century photog...
10. Tony Blair formally apologised for Britain’s role in exacerbating the famine The way the British government handled the famine cast long shadows on Anglo-Irish relations during the 19th and 20th centuries. Many Irish people felt abandoned and betrayed by their overlords in London, and under...
and their wives Princess Diana and Sarah, Duchess of York, were dragged through the media by tabloids, which in Britain can be even more sensational than those in the US. The affair between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles as well as his wife ...
Located on the southern end of Puget Sound, it's a vibrant city known for its handsome 19th-century architecture and the domed State Capitol Building. See more on Washington: Encyclopedia: Washington Encyclopedia: Geography Encyclopedia: Economy Encyclopedia: Government Encyclopedia: HistoryMonthly ...
Manchester had its heyday in the 19th century when it was undisputedly Britain’s second city. Industrial concerns related to the demise of the textile industries plagued the town more and more in the 20th century. In 2001, the population of the city of Manchester was 392,419; in 2011, ...
The social, political, and ideological dynamics of the Antebellum period shaped New Hampshire during the mid-19th century, particularly with issues such as border disputes, abolitionism, nativism, and the realignment of political parties. The state had a strong undercurrent of abolitionist sentiment dur...
Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Great Britain. It was first mentioned in a letter from Saint Patrick to Ceretic Guletic, King of Alt Clut (present-day Dumbarton), in the 5th century, although the settlement dates back to well over 2,000 years. ...
Britain's Make-or-Break Election by Chris Patten Jun 9th 2024 EXTRACT: "While the dreadful legacy of his Conservative predecessors – the morally vacuous Johnson and the reckless Liz Truss – would make it extremely difficult for Sunak to offer a credible vision of a better future, many of ...
Copper has been mined at Parys Mountain since the early Bronze Age, 4,000 years ago, making it Britain's oldest known mines. In the 18th century, the site became the biggest open-cast copper mine on the planet, as well as the world's first producer of copper. The Great Orme Mines ...