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A painting titled Treatment of the Insane, 1733, depicting mentally disturbed patients on a ward at the Bethlehem Hospital, London.

250 Years Since the 1774 Madhouses Act Gained Royal Assent

Rex Cleaver
Published 20th May, 2024 5 min read
A colourised photograph of Roger Bannister, a slim man wearing shorts and a running vest with a number attached to it, running on a track.

70 years: Roger Bannister and the Four Minute Mile

Rex Cleaver
Published 6th May, 2024 3 min read
British East India Company forces attacking Yangon (now Rangoon) during the First Burma War.

First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826)

Rex Cleaver
Published 5th March, 2024 7 min read
An illustration of a large wooden ship from a low angle.

350 Years: Treaty of Westminster signed, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War

Rex Cleaver
Published 19th February, 2024 3 min read
A black and white photograph of a clockface built in to a brick wall.

100 Years: Greenwich Time Signal 'Pips' Broadcast by the BBC for the first time

Rex Cleaver
Published 5th February, 2024 2 min read
A black and white photograph of Margaret Bondfield Appointed, who wears a collared blouse and her hair up.

100 Years: Margaret Bondfield Appointed as the First Female Government Minister

Rex Cleaver
Published 24th January, 2024 8 min read
A cartoon of a globe with an academic cap on it, books, and a backpack with the words International Day of Education above.

International Day of Education 2024

Rex Cleaver
Published 24th January, 2024 2 min read
A photograph of a field of poppies illuminated by a sunset. The silhouettes of four military planes are in the sky.

Remembrance Day (UK)

Rex Cleaver
Published 11th November, 2023 1 min read
A photograph of an effigy of Guy Fawkes being burned on a bonfire. A man stands in front watching.

Bonfire Night

Rex Cleaver
Published 5th November, 2023 3 min read
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