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The baby cage: a 1930s parenting solution

Posted by Katherine on April 24, 2014September 24, 2014 in 20th Century

I noticed a picture of a baby cage made it into the Metro the other day. It seems that this historical oddity is one that constantly comes in and out of the media and causes incredible public shock and outrage every time. It is amazing how attitudes change, so that something invented in the 1920s to do nothing but good now leaves us struggling to believe it ever happened.

V&A The Museum of Childhood

Posted by Katherine on January 26, 2014September 26, 2014 in 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Exhibitions

I went to the V&A’s Museum of Childhood for the first time on Friday. I had always thought it would be interesting to see all the childhood-related objects collected by the Victoria and Albert Museum in one place, but I…

Young Kings – Henry III

Posted by Katherine on September 29, 2008May 30, 2014 in Medieval

Henry III was born in 1207 and became King in 1216, at the age of nine. His father was King John, brother of King Richard the Lionheart and famous for having unintentionally triggered the introduction of the Magna Carta in 1215. It is again improbable that Henry had any power during his youth and he had several regents including the popular William Marshal, who ruled the country.

Young Kings – Edward VI and Henry II

Posted by Katherine on September 28, 2008May 30, 2014 in Medieval

I’ve been doing a lot of research into the reign of Edward VI recently and it’s made me think a bit about other Kings who came to the throne as children. The three main young Kings I can think of…

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