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William Windham MP
A Tax on Companionship
William Windham MP was appalled at the idea of levying a tax on man’s best friend.
by William Windham MP 1750-1810
Abolition of Slavery
An Incorrigible Fanatic
William Wilberforce told Parliament that the more his opponents slandered him, the more he was sure he was winning.
by William Wilberforce 1759-1833
Extracts from Literature
The Start of a Beautiful Friendship
Dr Watson is looking for rooms in London, and an old colleague suggests someone who might be able to help him.
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1859-1930
Judicial Iniquity
John Stuart Mill reminds us that governments and the courts must never be allowed to criminalise matters of belief or opinion.
by John Stuart Mill 1806-1873
The Bashful Young Gentleman
Charles Dickens sketches for us the shyly ingratiating youth who gets himself in a tangle in the presence of Beauty.
by Charles Dickens 1812-1870
Anglo-Saxon Era
The Arts of Fair Rowena
Charles Dickens believed that Britain’s Saxon invaders gained power by force of arms – but not by weapons.
