A detailed resource about life in the Victorian era for primary school history topic work. Plenty of information with sources, images and videos.
Founded by Valentin Haüy (1745-1822) to educate blind students, the National Institute was the first school of its kind. Valentin Haüy was a pioneering figure in the field of education and accessibility for the blind. His interest in their welfare was sparked by a chance encounter with a g...
Christmas Christmas is on the 25th of December. It is the greatest holiday in Britain. Christmas is on the 25th of December. It is the greatest holiday. HOLIDAYS IN GREAT BRITIAN New Year St. Valentine’s Day Easter April Fool’s Day Mother’s Day Halloween Guy Fawkes Night Christmas. Chr...
My youngest daughter (10) has just come home from a Victorian Day at primary school dressed as a messenger boy. My son (14) is not a street urchin he always looks that dishevelled. Together with their big sister they are my world. ...
School for all Reformers campaigned for new laws to improve working conditions for children and give children the opportunity for schooling. By 1880, the law said that all children aged 5 to 10 must go to primary school, so every child would receive at least a basic education....
Marysville, home of all the Mary-guesthouses (Marylands, Mary-Lyn etc) built in the 1920s in mock-tudor style and the prettiest little main street with huge deciduous trees, with a crystalline creek fringed with tree-ferns running through it. We went there for September holidays at Marylands...