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• William Pitt
A moderate reformer, he grew up with a strong interest in politics, served in the House of Commons and argued that parliamentary reform was necessary for the preservation of liberty. Was prime minister from 1783-1801 and 1804-1806. (1759-1806)
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• William Powell Frith
Abstract: Son of domestic servants born in Alfield in 1819. After brief training in art at Saint Margaret's School, Dover, he attended the Henry Sass Academy in London. In 1845 he was appointed an associate of the Royal Academy and was made a full member in 1853. He died in 1909.
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• William Powell Frith
Portrait painter famous for his crowd scenes, of which he sold engraved copies (1819-1909).
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• William Powell Frith
Artist who painted The Railway Station in 1862. Includes brief biography and illustration. (1819-1909)
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• William Pyne
Illustrator of books about contemporary London costumes and daily life, he died while in jail for unpaid debts (1769-1843).
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• William Pyne
Illustrator of books about contemporary London costumes and daily life, he died while in jail for unpaid debts (1769-1843).
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• William Rastrick
Worked as an overlooker at Shute's Silk Mill in Watford. Includes interview by Michael Sadler and his House of Commons Committee on July 23, 1832.
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• William Skirving
Held radical political views. Became Secretary of the Scottish Association of the Friends of the People in 1792. Government spies attended these meetings and Fox was arrested at a meeting in Edinburgh, found guilty of writing and publishing pamphlets on parliamentary reform and sentenced to 14 years in Australia where he died of dysentery, becoming the second Scottish Martyr.
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• William Stead
This religious non-conformist who edited the Northern Echo and the Pall Mall Review supported the trade union movement, condemned the international arms race as well as child prostitution. A member of Parliament, he died in the sinking of the Titanic (1849-1912).
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• William Stead
Strict Puritan who favoured social reform. Editor of the Northern Echo, the most influential voice of Nonconformity in the North of England. Advocated old age pensions and supported the charity work of the Salvation Army. (1849-1912)
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• William Stead
Strict Puritan who favoured social reform. Editor of the Northern Echo, the most influential voice of Nonconformity in the North of England. Advocated old age pensions and supported the charity work of the Salvation Army. (1849-1912)
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• William Thackeray
Contributor to Punch Magazine and more famously, author of Vanity Fair (1811-1863).
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• William Wedgwood Benn
Elected to represent Liberal party in the House of Commons in 1906 and was a strong supporter of the trade union movement. Helped to raise funds for strikers and their families, during the London Dock Strike in 1912. (1877-1960)
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• William Wedgwood Benn
Elected to represent Liberal party in the House of Commons in 1906 and was a strong supporter of the trade union movement. Later trained as a pilot and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the French Croix de Guerre and the Italian Military Cross in World War I. (1877-1960)
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• William Wedgwood Benn
Elected to represent Liberal party in the House of Commons in 1906 and was a strong supporter of the trade union movement. Later trained as a pilot and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the French Croix de Guerre and the Italian Military Cross in World War I. (1877-1960)
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• William Whatton
Manchester doctor who examined workers at Peter Appleton's factory. Includes interview by Lord Kenyon's House of Lords Committee on May 25, 1818.
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• William Wilberforce
Former Methodist who became converted to Evangelical Christianity. Joined the Clapham Set, a group of evangelical members of the Anglican Church, centered around John Venn, rector of Clapham Church in London. (1759-1833)
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• William Wilberforce
Founded the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Also led the campaign in the House of Commons, which tried to persuade the House of Lords to stop slavery. (1759-1833)
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• William Wilberforce
In 1787, founded the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Also led the campaign in the House of Commons, which tried to persuade the House of Lords to stop slavery.
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• William Wilson
Doctor in Manchester. Includes interview by Lord Kenyon's House of Lords Committee on May 29, 1818.
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• Winston Churchill
Statesman, author, prime minister from 1940-45 and 1951-55. Won Nobel Prize for literature in 1953. Includes excerpts from his speeches. (1874-1965)
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• Winston Churchill
Statesman, author, prime minister from 1940-45 and 1951-55. Commanded a battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers on the Western Front. Won Nobel Prize for literature in 1953. Includes excerpts from his speeches. (1874-1965)
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• Wireless Communication
Describes work of Guglielmo Marconi. Includes photograph.
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• Wireless Telegraphy
Used by the Royal Flying Corps to help home-defense aircraft during German bombing raids. Clear signals could be heard over twenty miles. Pilots could now be informed about enemy aircraft movements with a better chance of successfully reaching them before they dropped bombs on Britain.
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• Women and Chartism
The Chartist groups in many towns had large sections of women who were often more militant than the men. They were mainly involved in campaigning for their husbands' political rights.
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• Women and Recruitment
Order of the White Feather organization encouraged women to give out white feathers to young men who had not joined the army. Leaders of the WSPU played an important role as speakers at meetings to recruit young men into the army. Includes excerpts from newspaper articles.
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• Women and University Education
Describes the lengthy campaign to increase educational opportunities for women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Includes excerpts from accounts by some of the key figures.
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• Women Farm Workers
Worked on the land and filled the places of the men who had gone to fight for their country. Over 250,000 women become involved in producing food and goods to support their war effort.
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• Women's Anti-Slavery Societies
New organizations that were formed to campaign against slavery. Site provides historical data and facts.
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• Women's Freedom League
Explains how this group broke away from the equally militant but more violent Women's Social and Political Union in the early twentieth century.
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• Women's Industrial Society
Explains how this organisation arose from the Women's Trade Union League and subsequently conducted investigations used to persuade Parliament to take action against the exploitation of women in the workplace.
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• Women's Pilgrimage
Describes how 50,000 members of suffrage societies marched to London in 1913 in support of the campaign for voting rights.
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• Women's Social and Political Union
Details the evolution of this group from being purely political to engaging in militant acts in the course of campaigning for the female vote. Includes excerpts from the memoirs of suffragettes imprisoned for their actions and beliefs.
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• Wooden Wagonway
Horse-drawn railway used to transport coal. Includes brief history.
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• Workers' Dreadnought
First named the Women's Dreadnought when founded in 1912 by Sylvia Pankhurst, the Workers' Dreadnought had a socialist and feminist slant.
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• Workhouse Children
Term for pauper apprentices who signed contracts that virtually made them the property of the factory owner. Includes excerpts from letters and newspaper articles.
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• Working Hours in Factories
Includes summary of legislation proposed in 1832 to reduce number of hours and survey conducted by doctors in 1836.
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• World Book Encyclopedia
Publisher site promoting sales of bound copies and offering link to online version.
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• World Book Encyclopedia
Online version of the complete reference work along with dictionary, atlas, links, magazines, historical documents, audio, video, images, and 3D photographs. Requires free temporary registration with option to buy continued access.
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• World Christian Database
Statistical information on world religions, Christian denominations, and people groups. Based on the 2600-page World Christian Encyclopedia and World Christian Trends. A full-time staff at The Center for the Study of Global Christianity updates and maintains the database. Limited access is free; paid access gets full set of features.
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