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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

  • Swing RiotsThe name Captain Swing first appeared in a letter dated the 21st of October 1830, published by The Times. This fictitious figurehead signed threatening…
  • MelbourneFor over 40,000 years, the land now known as Melbourne was home to Aboriginal Victorians. The Kulin nation comprised five distinct peoples who shared this…
  • Tolpuddle MartyrsIn 1830, the county of Dorset became synonymous with poorly paid agricultural labour. By that autumn, more than forty disturbances occurred in the county…