Blog - History

Tom Rakewell enters into a marriage of convenience

What became of Queen Victoria’s would-be assailants?

Tom Rakewell is saved from debtors’ prison

Were any of the attacks on Queen Victoria politically motivated?

Overreactions by the Police Commissioner.

Tom patronising the Rose Tavern in Covent Garden.

Thanks to U3A volunteer, Peter Charles, for sharing his research on the Sports Cup.

How the monitoring of mail helped secure the Royal Household.

Tom as a wealthy and well-connected “man about town”.

Thanks to U3A volunteer, Peter Charles, for starting us off with an interesting insight into the history of the nit comb.

Read the latest news from our Manisons in the Orchard project.

Over a period of 12 weeks, volunteer researchers from the University of the Third Age (U3A) have been delving into the past of some of the museum’s collection o