These were “austere relics” of 19th century workhouses and 18th century penitentiaries. Even worse were the cases of unmarried mothers discovered in mental asylums in the 1970s, having been ...

Welcome to Historic UK’s directory of museums in Britain, ranging from internationally famous national museums such as the Natural History Museum, to specialist and local interest museums. The sheer ...

During today's Divine Liturgy, at the Holy Church of St. George Workhouse in Istanbul, he made reference to Pope Francis, whom he described as a "friend of Orthodoxy" The Ecumenical Patriarch will ...

Cannabis as a treatment for cancer symptoms is heavily supported by existing research, a large-scale review has found. What’s more, existing research also supports the potential of cannabis to ...

In 2022, following years of pressure from activists and changing societal views on mass incarceration, Mayor Jones followed through on a campaign promise to finally close the Medium Security ...

By December 1843 work on the workhouse in Athy was completed. Just three months previously the clerk of the Board of Guardians announced his resignation. At a subsequent meeting Jeremiah Dunne was ...

Colston used the wealth gained partially from his time with as a slave trader to fund hospitals, schools, workhouses and churches across England but particularly in Bristol, where he later served ...

The Euro millions results, lottery winning numbers, and prize breakdown are published shortly after each Euromillions draw which take place in Paris at 21:00 on Tuesday and Friday evenings. The Euro ...

Ebony Burnside and Daniel Edwards were married in 2014 at the workhouse castle at 2001 Vine St. They planned to convert the former city jail into a community center, community garden, Internet ...