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The Pilgrimage of Grace (October 1536-October 1537) - a massive protest against Henry VIIIs break with the Roman Catholic Church, the Dissolution of the Monasteries
London Ragged School, Battersea 1890sThe London Ragged Schools Union was established in April 1844 to combine resources in the city, providing free education, food, clothing, lodging and other home missionary services for poor children
The former Whitechapel Union workhouse on Southern Grove (formerly South Grove), Mile End, was designed by Richard Robert Long and erected in 1870-71. Date: 2002
Donkey Rides on the beach at Gorleston-on-Sea, NorfolkDonkey Rides on the beach at Gorleston-on-Sea, known colloquially as Gorleston, a town in Norfolk, England (to the south of Great Yarmouth). circa 1920s
1927 Morgan Aero 1100cc three-wheeler carJolly woman posing for a photograph seated in a fabulous 1927 Morgan Aero 1100cc three-wheeled car at the seafront in Margate, Kent. 1927
Hermeswiese Settlement, Vienna, AustriaThe Hermeswiese Settlement (Siedlung Hermeswiese), designed as a garden city, was created in cooperation with the municipality of Vienna with the cooperative " Altmannsdorf-Hetzendorf"
Tanganyika (Tanzania) - East Africa - Group of Ikoma People - an ethnic and linguistic group based in Mara Region in northern Tanzania. Date: circa 1909
Juliette Recamier by Francois GerardFrancois Gerard (1770-1837) painting of Juliette Recamier (born Bernard, 1777-1849), French woman of letters. Date: 1805
Luddites smash weaving machinery in a Nottingham textile factory. The Luddites were a movement of radical group of English textile workers
Cartoon - sex before marriage?"You won't marry a man who snores in bed? But darling, how are you going to find out?" An interesting comment on the question of sex before marriage. Date: circa 1940
Cecil Aldin, The Christmas Dinner at the Inn
Miss Inez Holden. Beatrice Inez Lisette (Paget) Holden (1903-1974) was a British writer and Bohemian social figure and journalist, also known for her association with George Orwell. Date: 1932
A large crowd gathering - north of England (possibly Leeds or Sheffield?). Date: 1908
Deaf and Dumb Finger AlphabetA chart of the finger-spelling alphabet used by many deaf people. Date: circa 1905
Ovaltine advertisement designed by Gladys Peto in her usual gorgeous, decorative style, showing women of all ages partaking of Ovaltine in a garden because it
Varsity Cricket Match of 1911 - The Oxford University XIThe Varsity Cricket Match of 1911 - The Oxford University XI (1 player short!)
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as baby in pram with nannyHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as a baby in her pram, with nanny
Isle of Wight Guesthouse - Occupants and StaffThe guests and some of the staff of an unamed Guesthouse. The sign on the right of the doorway reads: Orders received for Meguyers Omnibus which suggests this photograph was possibly taken
Playmates - Toddler and Pet Dog sit / stand on a wallPlaymates - A young girl (a toddler aged about 3) and pet black Working Cocker Spaniel sit/stand together on the wall of their backyard. Date: circa 1910
The Outward Bound Trust Centre at Aberdovey, Snowdonia, North Wales. Date: 1953
Dolgoch - narrow gauge steam loco of the Talyllyn RailwayDolgoch a narrow gauge 0-4-0 well tank steam locomotive built by Fletcher, Jennings & Co in 1866, still in active service to the Talyllyn Railway. Date: 1953
Sunshine Home for Blind Babies, Southerndown, GlamorganTwo children and a woman in the garden of the Sunshine Home for Blind Babies, Southerndown, Glamorgan. Date: circa 1950
Prince Edward Childrens Convalescent Home, HunstantonA nurse and patients on the lawn at the Prince Edward Childrens Convalescent Home, Hunstanton, Norfolk. Date: circa 1918
Sunday School Union Holiday Home, ClactonInmates and staff outside the Sunday School Union Holiday Home, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Date: circa 1910
St Michaels Convent, Waterlooville - Refuge & LaundryThe refuge and laundry buildings at St Michaels Convent, Waterlooville, Hampshire, established to receive penitents and young girls in moral danger. Date: circa 1905
Girls Industrial Home, Stratford-upon-AvonStaff on the doorstep of the Girls Industrial Home, Stratford-upon-Avon. Date: circa 1908
Little Women - Meg buying silk for a new dressLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott - Meg buying silk for a new dress, far beyond her household budget, encouraged by her friend Sallie. 1880
Little Women - Jo and Laurie sitting on the stairsLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott - Jo and Laurie sitting chatting on the stairs. 1880
Cartoon, The End of the Rotten Borough -- the Reform Bill of 1832 did away with these so-called rotten boroughs, which were constituencies with a very small electorate
Children at Willesden Workhouse / Central Middlesex HospitalYoung children and their nurses at the Acton Lane site of the Willesden Workhouse / Central Middlesex Hospital. Date: Date unknown
The Downs Sanatorium, Belmont, SuttonA uniformed porter stands at the entrance to the Downs Sanatorium, at Belmont, near Sutton, Surrey. The former childrens institution was converted for use as a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1912
Oliver Twist and Camera CrewA production still shows a camera crew filming Robert Newton and John Howard Davies in the climactic rooftop scene of David Leans 1948 version of Oliver Twist. Date: 1948
Chandalas, lower-caste Hindus, IndiaChandalas, lower-caste Hindus in India, deemed to be untouchable because they dispose of dead bodies. Date: 1843
Richmond Lodge, Toxteth, LiverpoolA sketch of Richmond Lodge - a home for pauper children opened at Wavertree in 1899 by the Toxteth Park Poor Law Union. Date: circa 1899
Dr Guthries Girls Industrial School, Gilmerton, EdinburghThomas Guthries Girls Industrial School opened in 1904 on Gilmerton Road, Gilmerton, Edinburgh. Date: circa 1920
An Allegory of Social Strife, by Archibald ZieglerAn Allegory of Social Strife, a painting by Archibald Ziegler. A reflection on postwar mass unemployment and social unrest, recalling the 1926 General Strike. late 1920s
Advert, Allsopp Pale AleAdvertisement for Allsopp Pale Ale. Date: 1928
A Tuareg with his camel - French Colonial ExhibitionA Tuareg with his camel at The Colonial Exhibition at the Garden of Tropical Agriculture at Nogent-sur-Marne, just outside Paris, France. The Tuareg people are a large Berber ethnic confederation
Robert Owen - New Harmony, Indiana, USANew Harmony, Indiana, USA. Robert Owen established an experimental co-operative community to compliment his ideas for social reform. The project failed in 1828. Date: 1838
Pretty young girl with a huge velvet bow in her hair sitting for a studio photographic portrait on an elegant curved stool seat. circa 1910s
Elderly couple sitting on the side of a rowing boatAn elderly couple pose for a photograph sitting on the side of a rowing boat on the beach at a busy British seaside resort. Note the lapel cord on the gentlemans fine boater hat! circa 1920s
The Princess Mary Caravan. The Girls Friendly Society supported young women by help in finding work, providing hostels etc
National Coal Strike of 1912 - searching through slag heapThe National Coal Strike of 1912 - searching through slag heap for pieces of coal to burn.. The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom
Studio portrait of a woman with unsual dress and watchStudio portrait of a woman with unusual dress and watch Date: circa 1907
Maidenhead, Berkshire - Nicholsons Walk Shopping CentreMaidenhead, Berkshire, England - Nicholsons Walk Shopping Centre. Date: 1980s
Infant Primary School, England - Schoolgirls in the gardenInfant Primary School, England - Schoolgirls holding hands in a long chain in the garden. Date: circa 1920s
Working Class family in their Sunday Best Attire. Date: circa 1906
British Seaside Scene - Two woemn dry off after dip in seaTwo women (the one of the left would win a Princess Margaret lookalike Competition) dry off after a dip in the sea. Possible Daughter (left) and Mother (right)
