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Spartacus — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Brochure of educational textbooks.
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Medical Treatment of Shellshock — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Treatments were many and varied. Shaming, physical re-education and the infliction of pain were the main methods used. Electric shock treatment was very popular.
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Edward Baines — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Played an important role in the opposition to factory legislation, universal suffrage and government control over education. Includes excerpts from his autobiography. (1774-1848)
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Thomas Cochrane — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abstract: The son of the ninth Earl of Dundonald, was born in Annsfield, Lanarkshire in 1775. He was educated at home and after a brief spell at the Chauvet Military Academy in London, he joined the Royal Navy. Cochrane became captain of H.M.S. Speedy in 1800 and he soon established a reputation for his daring and brilliant seamanship against the French Navy. Cochrane came into conflict with the authorities when they refused to support his campaign against corruption in the navy. The naval authorities were furious with Cochrane and he was demoted. Aware that he had lost the opportunity of advancing his naval career, Cochrane concentrated his efforts on campaigning for parliamentary reform. In 1831 he became the tenth Earl of Dundonald and was also reinstated as a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy. Thomas Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald, died on 31st October 1860.
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Sir Francis Burdett — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abstract: Born in 1770, the son of the Baronet of Foremark. After being educated at Westminster School and Oxford University, he went on a long tour of Europe. In 1797 he became a member of the House of Commons. He opposed the suspension of Habeas Corpus in 1796 and criticised all attempts by the government to suppress individual freedom. He was seen as the leader of the Radicals in the House of Commons. He died in 1884, while sitting as the Tory M.P. for North Wiltshire.
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Thomas Attwood — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abstract: Born at Hawne House, Halesowen on 6th October, 1783. After being educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School, he began work at his father's bank. Attwood first became involved in politics when he joined the campaign against the East India Company. In 1812 the government appointed a Select Committee to of the House of Commons to investigate the activities of the East India Company. Attwood led the Birmingham delegation which gave evidence to the Committee. In June 1839, he presented the first National Petition to the House of Commons. Although it had been signed by over 1,280,000 people, the Commons rejected the petition by 235 votes to 46. Frustrated by the unwillingness of Parliament to respond to public pressure, he decided to resign from Parliament and died in Malvern on 9th March 1859.
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Thomas Hardy — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abstract: Born in Larbert, Scotland in 1752. After a brief education at the local school, he went to work for his grandfather who taught him the trade of shoemaking. Trade was difficult and Hardy gradually came to the conclusion that his economic problems were being caused by a corrupt Parliament. After a period of radicalism and protest activities he was arrested, and during a riotous assault on his house his wife died in childbirth, and his sixth child was sitllborn. After his trial Hardy ceased to be active in politics. He ran a small shoeshop in Covent Garden until his retirement in 1815. Thomas Hardy died in Pimlico on 11th October 1832.
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Richard Carlile — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abstract: Born in 1790, the son of a shoemaker from Ashburton, Devon. He received six years education from the local Church of England school, learnt to read and write and at age of twelve left school and was apprenticed as a tinplateman in Plymouth. In 1813 he married a local woman and moved to London where he tried to earn a living by selling the writings of reformers such as Tom Paine. He also began publishing a radical newspaper called The Republican and became involved in the campaign against child labour. Ultimately, he ended up living in poverty but when he died in 1843, a large number of people attended his funeral in recognition of his important role in achieving a free press.
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Thomas Fyshe Palmer — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abstract: Born in August 1747. After being educated at Eton and Queen's College, Cambridge, he became a curate at Leatherhead in Surrey where he came under the influence of the radical preacher, Joseph Priestley. Palmer became dissatisfied with the doctrines of the Church of England and moved to Montrose in Scotland where he joined a group of Unitarians who had opened a chapel in the town. In 1793, he and three other men found guilty of writing and publishing pamphlets on parliamentary reform, were sentenced to prison in Australia. Unlike some of the Scottish Martyrs, Palmer appeared to get on well with the military in New South Wales. He died on 2nd January 1802.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Poet and writer who became involved in radical politics. Author of a pamphlet which suggested a national referendum on electoral reform and improvements in working class education. Includes biography, selections from his works and photo. (1792-1822)
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The Sheffield Register — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abstract: The first edition published on 9th June 1787. A pioneer of a newspaper which gave extensive coverage to local issues while reporting on major national stories. Unlike most provincial newspapers, the Sheffield Register did not rely on copying articles that had first appeared in London journals. The newspaper both educated and reflected the views of the artisans and small manufacturers in the area.
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Sir Robert Peel — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Anstract: Born in Bury, Lancashire, on 5th February, 1788. Educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford, he won a double first in classics and mathematics. Robert Peel entered the House of Commons in April 1809, at the age of twenty-one. In 1822, after a brief interlude, rejoined Lord Liverpool's government when he accepted the post of Home Secretary. Over the next five years Peel was responsible for large-scale reform in the legal system including the repeal of over 250 old statutes. For a long time politicians had been concerned about the problems of law and order in London. In 1829 Peel decided to reorganize the way London was policed. As a result of this reform, the new metropolitan police force became known as "Peelers" or "Bobbies". He was badly hurt in a riding accident and on 2nd July, 1850, he died from his injuries.
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Thomas Duncombe — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abstract: Born in Yorkshire in 1796. After his education at Harrow School Duncombe joined the Coldstream Guards. While in the army he met General Ronald Ferguson, and was influenced by his ideas and when he retired from the army in 1819 began to look for a seat in the House of Commons, and was eventually elected to represent Hertford in June 1826. He became a strong supporter of parliamentary reform amd was one of the few members who was willing to argue the case for universal suffrage. He made it clear that he considered it is responsibility to represent the views of the working people as well as those who had actually voted for him. His political life was hampered by ill-health and he was forced to spend long periods away from the House of Commons. He died on 13th November, 1861.
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Thomas Creevey — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abstract: Born in Liverpool on 5th March, 1768 and educated at a boarding school in London, he was a good student and at seventeen went to Queens' College, Cambridge. In 1802, now a lawyer, he was asked to become a candidate at Thetford and at the age of thirty-four entered the House of Commons. In 1806 the prime minister, Lord Grenville, gave Creevey the position of Secretary to the Board of Control in his government. He lost the job when Grenville resigned in 1807. He also lost his seat at Thetford but in 1820 he became the MP for Appleby. Thomas Creevey died in Greenwich on 2nd February, 1838.
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Thomas Hughes — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abstract: Vorn in 1822 and educated at Oriel College, Oxford, he trained as a lawyer. While a student he read The Kingdom of Christ (1838) by Frederick Denison Maurice. In the book Maurice argued that politics and religion are inseparable and that the church should be involved in addressing social questions. Hughes became a supporter of Chartism in 1848, he helped form the Christian Socialist movement. The men discussed how the Church could help to prevent revolution by tackling what they considered were the reasonable grievances of the working class. In 1856 he wrote Tom Brown's Schooldays (1856) based on his school experiences at Rugby School. His follow-up novel, Tom Brown at Oxford was less successful. Hughes became a Liberal MP between 1865 and 1874 and principal of the Working Men's College from 1872 to 1883. Thomas Hughes died in 1896.
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14th Earl of Derby — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abstract: The son of the 13th Earl of Derby, was born at Knowsley Park, Lancashire in 1799. He was educated at Eton and Christ College, Oxford and entered parliament for Stockbridge in 1820. In 1841 Stanley agreed to join the Conservative government led by Robert Peel. Stanley became colonial secretary and was responsible for the Canadian Corn Bill. However, he disagreed with the policy of Sir Robert Peel to repeal the Corn Laws in Britain. Stanley now became one of the leader of the group that became known as the Protectionists. By 1868 the now Earl of Derby and Prime Minister was in poor health and was forced to retire from office and was replaced by Benjamin Disraeli. Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, died later that year.
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15th Earl of Derby — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abstract: Eldest son of the 14th Earl of Derby, was born on the 21st July 1826. He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1848 Stanley went in a tour of the West Indies, America and Canada. While he was away he was elected as the Conservative MP for King's Lynn. In 1852 the Earl of Derby became Prime Minister. He appointed his son as under secretary for foreign affairs. In 1869 his father died and he succeeded him as the 15th Earl of Derby. Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister in February 1874 and the Earl of Derby became Foreign Secretary. The Earl of Derby disagreed with the policy of Irish Home Rule and in 1886 joined the new Liberal Unionist Party. He led this party in the House of Lords until he retired in 1889. Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, died on 21st April, 1893.
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1870 Education Act — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Divided the country into about 2500 school districts, gave ratepayers authority to elect school boards, allowed school boards the right to make their own by-laws and granted women the right to vote for board candidates. Includes details.
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1902 Education Act — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
Abolished all 2568 school boards and handed over their duties to local boroughs or county councils. Became major political issue. Includes background information.
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Women and University Education — (Reference/Encyclopedias)
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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