Monuments (1571 pages found in this category)


Murder Act 1752

Act of parliament of England and Wales to increase the horror of being executed for murder by expediting the process and denying the right to a decent burial.

Music Hall War

1907 dispute between music hall employees, stage artistes and London theatre proprietors over pay and working conditions.

My Word, You Do Look Queer

Comic monologue by Bert Lee and R. P. Weston, first performed by Ernest Hastings in 1922 and revived by Stanley Holloway in 1938.

Myrmecoleon

Usually considered to be a mythical creature of legend, it has also been identified as a rock hyrax.

Myths & magic

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Nantwich Workhouse

Grade II listed building and former workhouse in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, built in 1779–1780 to accommodate up to 350 paupers.

Narthex

Vestibule before the main entrance to a Christian church, less sacred than the church proper.

Nathaniel Butter

Early publisher of news in England, 1583–1664.

National Coal Board

Statutory corporation created to run the coal mining industry in the United Kingdom under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946.

National schools

Schools set up by Anglican clergy and their local supporters, initially run by single teachers using the monitorial system.