Nineteenth century thinkers flocked to Manchester to chronicle the working class, including Engels and Marx. Engels moved to Manchester in 1842, at age 22, to manage his father's cotton factory on ...

One of the consequences of the frequent insurrections, riots and demonstrations of 19th Century France was the increased surveillance and repression by the police, army and government. This article ...

Reed recalls his experience of prison life in the 19th century in a singular, clear voice. His was not a typical story of a black man living in pre-Civil War America. He was neither Southern nor ...

The stability and lifestyle of the white working-class family followed a similar up-and-down trajectory. In the nineteenth century, married men needed their wives and daughters to earn money mainly at ...

The talk will explore the attempts made to improve working-class accommodation standards in Lancashire during the 19th century, looking at the varying types of changes that were implemented and ...

These Stunning 19th-Century Artworks Reveal the Contradictions of the Modern Woman. ... working-class woman—but the salacious undertones that appear in many of his artworks are present, too.

Chimney Pots and Chamber Pots: Working-class housing in 19th Century Lancashire. By Gillian Coward. Contributor. Published 22nd Mar 2025, 16:47 BST. Updated 24th Mar 2025, 09:20 BST.