Curated category
19th-century English historians
- Charles DickensOn the 12th of May 1824, twelve-year-old Charles Dickens boarded a small boat to visit his father inside the Marshalsea debtors' prison in Southwark.
- John Russell, 1st Earl RussellJohn Russell entered the world on the 18th of August 1792 as the third son of John Russell, who would become the sixth Duke of Bedford.
- John LingardJohn Lingard entered the world on the 5th of February 1771 in St Thomas Street, central Winchester. His parents were recusant Catholics who had migrated from…
- Harriet MartineauHarriet Martineau was born on the 12th of June 1802 in Norwich, England. Her mother Elizabeth hired a wet nurse to feed her infant daughter because she could…
- Robert SoutheyRobert Southey was born on the 12th of August 1774 in Wine Street, Bristol. He grew up in a house that still stands today as a quiet reminder of his origins.