Quaker history and biography

An exploration of the contributions of women to the field of botany before and after the dawn of the Victorian Age. Ann B. Shteir shows how early ideas about botany as a leisure activity for self-improvement and a "feminine" pursuit gave women unprec

This is the story of Sebastian Horsley's life. Growing up at High Hall, in Hull, with his alcoholic mother, who regularly attempted suicide, his stepfather, a cult member dressed in orange, and his father, a crippled millionaire, Sebastian Horsley co

Invitation to meet truly remarkable man.

Born into a family with a strong, radical dissenting tradition in which enterprise and public service were combined, Tony Benn was taught to believe that the greatest sin in life was to waste time and money. Life in his Victorian-Edwardian family hom

A pioneering aviator and advocate of women's equality, Amelia Earhart was, and continues to be, an inspiration to people the world over.