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19th Century

19th Century 

Hanging a murderer – 1881

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Public hangings were brought to an end in Britain by the Capital Punishment Amendment Act of 1868, but the sentence

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19th Century 

Charles Dickens survives a train crash – 1865

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The Victorian era saw an horrific number of fatal train crashes. The writer Charles Dickens was involved in a train crash

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Charlotte Bronte visits the Great Exhibition – 1851

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Charlotte Bronte was one of millions who visited the Great Exhibition in the “Crystal Palace” at Hyde Park in 1851.

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Karl Marx on a London pub crawl – 1850s

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Karl Marx appears an imposing and rather serious figure in his photographs. But that was not the full story as this

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Hanging as public entertainment

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Public hangings drew huge crowds in the early 19th century. This is one man’s recollection of the spectacle that surrounded

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Police foil a Chartist rising – 1848

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After all other avenues for reform had failed, some Chartists turned to armed uprising. But the Orange Tree conspiracy of

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19th Century 

Inside the offices of the Anti Corn Law League – 1843

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The journalist Alexander Somerville reported from inside the offices of the Anti Corn Law League. This is his account, published

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Factory children – 1842

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Factory children as young as five years old worked long hours in appalling conditions. This is the evidence given by

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Smog in Victorian London – 1839

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London smogs became famous in the 19th and 20th centuries. This is an eyewitness account by Flora Tristan, a Frenchwoman

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Voyage of the Beagle – 1831

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Charles Darwin’s five-year voyage on HMS Beagle gave him the evidence and the ideas he needed to outline his theory

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