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Hace 2 días · That man was Charles’s uncle Josiah Wedgwood II, the son of the founder of Wedgwood pottery. The second obstacle was FitzRoy. He was an aristocratic young man who was looking for someone of equal status he could dine and converse with during the long voyage.
Hace 3 días · Josiah Wedgwood, world-renowned pottery manufacturer of the 1700s, needed a better way than bumpy packhorse tracks to get raw materials into his factories and transport his delicate products out. With Wedgwood as one of the main benefactors, the great engineer James Brindley was employed and the Trent & Mersey Canal opened in 1777.
Hace 4 días · The historic Josiah Wedgwood statue, which currently stands on Winton Square, will be moved to the front of the station entrance. Anyone travelling to or from the station during the works period – which will include a full road closure for six weeks – has been advised to plan extra time for their journey.
Hace 1 día · Writing in April 1769 to Bentley, who was then at Liverpool, Josiah Wedgwood tells him 'the Chelsea moulds, models, &c., are to be sold . . . there's an immense amount of fine things.' From a later letter in July it appears that Wedgwood wished to purchase some of the plant, but was not prepared to buy the whole.
Hace 2 días · One aspect of abolitionism during this period was the effective use of images such as the famous Josiah Wedgwood "Am I Not A Man and a Brother?" anti-slavery medallion of 1787. Clarkson described the medallion as "promoting the cause of justice, humanity and freedom".
Hace 2 días · That man was Charles's uncle Josiah Wedgwood II, the son of the founder of Wedgwood pottery. Darwin had just graduated from the University of Cambridge and his father, Robert, ...
Hace 2 días · Historians J.B. Owen, J.H. Plumb, and Linda Colley have all alluded to the post-1714 drift of the Tories into the Whig party. One of the families particularly referenced was the Legges. In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Stuart Handley demonstrates the family advantages of conforming to the prevailing political climate. In August….
