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Coram's Children - The Story of the Foundling Hospital

In this talk, Jane King will recount the struggle of Thomas Coram at the beginning of the 18th century to establish the Foundling Hospital - Britain's first and only home solely for illegitimate children - and how the babies left there were brought up. Jane will describe the involvement of William Hogarth and his fellow artists, and why the Hospital became Britain's first public art gallery, and examine the contribution of George Frideric Handel through his fund-raising concerts whic
2pm. Buckinghamshire Family History Society welcomes non-members to its meetings; entry is £4.
Turnfurlong Junior School, Turnfurlong Lane, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 7PL
Sat 18 Aug 2018
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