These six locations mark the geography of childhood suffering across Britain and France: from Speenhamland where poor relief counted children like livestock to Fulbourn where the last climbing boy died, from Huskar Colliery's flooded mines to Parliament's Factory Acts that legalized exploitation, from the Somme's killing fields to Trafalgar Square's victory celebrations that forgot the broken boys.
The Great Exhibition was a very popular European event that resembled a fair. It was an event where a bunch of people came together to enjoy each other’s presences and where lots of items were sold. Most of these items consisted of new ideas being brought to life, or items being created then sold. Some of these items were pottery creations, jewelry, door locks, and fax machines. In addition, there were also some cool exhibits to see, one of which being the world’s largest diamond at the time.
The French industrial revolution is another very important event in history that partially occurred during the romantic period, starting at around 1760 and lasting until 1840. This revolution was all about being as efficient as possible for every industry out there. One of the biggest and most popular industries at the time was the clothing industry where factory workers would have to work with textile machines in order to produce the clothing at the right speed.
The reign of terror was a major historical event that took place between 1793 and 1794, falling in the romantic period, and was a huge part of the French revolution. During the reign of terror, 16,594 death sentences had been given out. Beyond this, about another 10,000 people had either died in prison or been executed without the chance to go to trial, bringing the death count during this time period up to almost 27,000.
This is a where the Battle of Somme, a battle of WWI, occurred and used chemical warfare gasses.
Location: What weapons were used in the battle of somme? - The Civil War
The Home Office located in Westminster is the British government's department that deals with domestic affairs, including immigration. This is the office accused of the Windrush Scandal.
Photo:Home Office UK
According to the Penistone History Archive, in Silkstone, South Yorkshire, Huskar Colliery was a coal mine where disaster struck and twenty-six children drowned when a stream overflowed into the mine's ventilation shaft after a thunderstorm. This event inspired the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842.
According to Mairead Enright of The University of Birmingham, Birmingham was considered "The City of a Thousand Trades" and was one of the world's first and largest industrial cities. Despite this, women and children in these shops and facotires worked long hours in horrible conditions. This industrial city was one source of inspirtation and had direct links to the Factory Acts of 1830s-40s.
