Life and times of a nineteenth century British physician, prominent in both epidemiology and anesthesiology.

Robert Baden-Powell, Founder of the World Scout Movement, Chief Scout of the World The portrait of Baden-Powell at the top of this page is from the 1929 painting by David Jagger. It was presented to B-P on August 6, 1929 at the III World Jamboree at Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, England. This was known as the Coming of Age Jamboree as it marked the 21st anniversary of Scouting. The portrait was ...

Charles Booth and the survey into life and labour in London (1886-1903) The Charles Booth Online Archive is a searchable resource giving access to archive material from the Booth collections of the British Library of Political and Economic Science (the Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science) and the University of London Library. The archives of the British Library of ...

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Guide for teachers More information This guide has been written to encourage the use of this website in the teaching of history at Key Stages 2 and 3. Charles Booth and the survey into life and labour in London (1886-1903) Resources available from the Charles Booth Online Archive Worksheets for KS2 or KS3 history Relating the resources to the National Curriculum Many thanks to David Mason of ...

A Site devoted to The Elephant Man and 19th Century Medical Oddities and Anomalies, pictures, info and links. The best place for Elephant Man info ...

Cecil Rhodes and the Rhodes Scholarships The idea gleaming and dancing before ones eyes like a will-of-the-wisp at last frames itself into a plan. Why should we not form a secret society with but one object, the furtherance of the British Empire and the bringing of the whole uncivilised world under British rule, for the recovery of the United States, for the making the Anglo-Saxon race one ...

Charles Gordon Hulton Getty Picture Archive. An engineering officer, Gordon was an evangelical Christian, born in Woolwich, London, whose sincere belief that he was the agent of God's purpose made him a fitting opponent for the similarly inspired Mahdi. Gordon's force of personality and willpower first showed itself in China when he courageously led the Manchu Ever Victorious Army against the ...