Stamford Fields to Southampton Seas: The 1830s Relocation of a Family of Druggists
In the mid-1830s, a family of druggists left agricultural Stamford for coastal Southampton.
Changing Places Through Occupation
Explore the occupations where skills were needed, and transferable, in different places.
Brantwood and the Mineral World of John Ruskin
John Ruskin was a Victorian polymath who wielded huge influence during his lifetime. A tireless champion of natural beauty and ethical craftsmanship, he looked at mountains and nature with the eye of an artist.
As Poor as a Stockinger: Ruddington Framework Knitters
A look at the framework knitters’ industry and lives and how the memories are kept alive.
Victorian Photographers and their Studios
The talk covers the individual life stories of 50 Victorian Photographers as well as in-depth chapters describing how studios operated at the time, plus the equipment and processes used.
Beyond the Mine: Telling the Story of a Coal Company Town
Coal company towns were far more than places of work. Owned by coal companies, these communities were vibrant places where families lived, learned, and built lasting traditions.
Work, Play and the Ploughman
In this talk, we will use newspaper reports of ploughing matches and competitions, and of boon ploughing, to explore the lives of ploughmen living and working in the north of England during the era of the horse-drawn plough.
Priests and merchants: how occupation could be fundamental to influence in late-medieval York
Explore the social networks of two late-medieval York residents, the priest Sir Laurence Hall and merchant Christopher Conyers, and find out how their occupations resulted in different types of influence.
In sickness and in health: insights from 16th and 17th century apothecaries’ accounts
This talk will demonstrate how apothecaries accounts can provide evidence of household and family as well as an understanding of contemporary illness and the treatments available.
A Policeman’s Lot: the health and wellbeing of London’s Victorian and Edwardian policemen
Come behind the uniform and explore the demanding reality of police work for the City of London’s early policemen, and the impacts this had upon their health and well-being.