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18th-century English people

  • Josiah WedgwoodOn the 12th of July 1730, Josiah Wedgwood was born into a family of potters in Burslem. The village had several related families working clay near St John's…
  • Ned LuddIn 1779, a weaver from Anstey near Leicester smashed two knitting frames in what was described as a fit of passion. The story claims he acted after being…