For this special half term edition of our Live History Class series, we’re delighted to welcome Gemma Smith to transport us back to Georgian times with a virtual tour of John Wesley’s House!
John Wesley was a contemporary of Ben Franklin, he lived on City Road in London in a house very much like 36 Craven Street! Join Gemma, the Learning & Community Engagement Officer from John Wesley’s House, as we go on a virtual tour of the House to see how Georgian Londoners like Ben and John lived. You’ll then use the tour as inspiration to create your own mini Georgian townhouse.
Most Suitable for KS2 and KS3 (US Grades 2-8) but all ages welcome!
Please note that the session will be recorded. By registering, participants agree to follow our Online Safety Agreement. For more information, contact our Education Manager
Watch the class below:
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Thursday 25 March 2021, 3pm GMT/10am ET. Register here.
Join our virtual history classes on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 3pm GMT to learn about key aspects of the Georgian period, when Benjamin Franklin was living in London. Together we will uncover the past and develop historical skills!
Since the Metropolitan Police Force was not established until 1829, law enforcement functioned very differently in the Georgian era. We’ll learn all about common crimes and gruesome punishments before trying some writing to help us identify with people from the past.
Activity materials: paper, pencil/pen
Most Suitable for KS2 and KS3 (US Grades 2-8) but all ages welcome!
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Thursday 11 March 2021, 3pm GMT/10am ET. Register here.
Join our virtual history classes on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 3pm GMT to learn about key aspects of the Georgian period, when Benjamin Franklin was living in London. Together we will uncover the past and develop historical skills!
In this class, we’ll find out how the Georgians kept themselves amused – from visits to the theatre and pleasure gardens to sports and other games! Then we’ll learn how to make our own simple cup and ball game, a favourite amongst children during the Georgian era.
Activity materials: paper/Styrofoam cup, paper straw, string, tin foil, tape
Most Suitable for KS2 and KS3 (US Grades 2-8) but all ages welcome!
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Thursday 25 February 2021, 3pm GMT/10am ET. Register here.
Join our virtual history classes on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 3pm GMT to learn about key aspects of the Georgian period, when Benjamin Franklin was living in London. Together we will uncover the past and develop historical skills!
In this class, we’ll take a look at eating habits in Georgian Britain across different classes. We’ll learn how tea became the national drink and why some people drank beer for breakfast before designing our own Georgian meal!
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Join our virtual history classes on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 3pm GMT to learn about key aspects of the Georgian period, when Benjamin Franklin was living in London. Together we will uncover the past and develop historical skills!
In this class, we’ll take a look at family life in the Georgian period and discover how children’s lives were different from today. We’ll also have a go at creating our own family tree!
Activity materials: paper, pencil/pen, ruler
Most Suitable for KS2 and KS3 (US Grades 2-8) but all ages welcome!
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Join our virtual history classes on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 3pm GMT to learn about key aspects of the Georgian period, when Benjamin Franklin was living in London. Together we will uncover the past and develop historical skills!
In this class, we’ll take a look at fashionable society in Georgian London. We’ll use primary sources to help us understand what life what life was like for members of the upper, middle and lower classes. Then we’ll try some writing of our own, putting ourselves in the shoes of people from the past.
Activity materials: paper, pencil/pen
Most Suitable for KS2 and KS3 (US Grades 2-8) but all ages welcome!
Please note that the session will be recorded. By registering, participants agree to follow our Online Safety Agreement
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Join our virtual history classes on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 3pm GMT to learn about key aspects of the Georgian period, when Benjamin Franklin was living in London. Together we will uncover the past and develop historical skills!
In this class, we’ll take a look at the kings and queens that ruled during this time as well as the key events that took place during their reigns. We’ll think about the importance of chronology when learning about the past and make our own timelines!
Activity materials: paper, pencil, ruler
Most Suitable for KS2 and KS3 (US Grades 2-8) but all ages welcome!
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Join us for the February instalment of Ben’s Book Club, a monthly virtual gathering looking at themes relating to Benjamin Franklin, the 18th century, and American history.
This month we will be talking to Vincent Brown about his book ‘Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War’, a gripping account of the largest slave revolt in the eighteenth-century British Atlantic world, an uprising that laid bare the interconnectedness of Europe, Africa, and America, shook the foundations of empire, and reshaped ideas of race and popular belonging.
In the second half of the eighteenth century, as European imperial conflicts extended the domain of capitalist agriculture, warring African factions fed their captives to the transatlantic slave trade while masters struggled continuously to keep their restive slaves under the yoke. In this contentious atmosphere, a movement of enslaved West Africans in Jamaica (then called Coromantees) organized to throw off that yoke by violence. Their uprising—which became known as Tacky’s Revolt—featured a style of fighting increasingly familiar today: scattered militias opposing great powers, with fighters hard to distinguish from noncombatants. It was also part of a more extended borderless conflict that spread from Africa to the Americas and across the island. Even after it was put down, the insurgency rumbled throughout the British Empire at a time when slavery seemed the dependable bedrock of its dominion. That certitude would never be the same, nor would the views of black lives, which came to inspire both more fear and more sympathy than before.
Vincent Brown, Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University. He directs the History Design Studio and teaches courses in Atlantic history, African diaspora studies, and the history of slavery in the Americas. Brown is also the author of The Reaper’s Garden: Death and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery (Harvard University Press, 2008), producer of Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness, an audiovisual documentary broadcast on the PBS series Independent Lens.
You can purchase a hardcopy of ‘Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War’ here. You can purchase the Kindle edition here.
This event is free of charge but please consider making an online donation here to support the work of Benjamin Franklin House.
Watch the full session below:
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Join us for the January instalment of Ben’s Book Club, a monthly virtual gathering looking at themes relating to Benjamin Franklin, the 18th century, and American history.
This month we will be talking to Michael Bundock about his compelling narrative, ‘The Fortunes of Francis Barber: The story of the Jamaican slave who became Samuel Johnson’s heir’, which chronicles a young boy’s journey from the horrors of Jamaican slavery to the heart of London’s literary world, and reveals the unlikely friendship that changed his life.
Francis Barber, born in Jamaica, was brought to London by his owner in 1750 and became a servant in the household of the renowned Dr. Samuel Johnson. Although Barber left London for a time and served in the British navy during the Seven Years’ War, he later returned to Johnson’s employ. A fascinating reversal took place in the relationship between the two men as Johnson’s health declined and the older man came to rely more and more upon his now educated and devoted companion. When Johnson died he left the bulk of his estate to Barber, a generous (and at the time scandalous) legacy, and a testament to the depth of their friendship. There were thousands of black Britons in the eighteenth century, but few accounts of their lives exist. In uncovering Francis Barber’s story, this book not only provides insights into his life and Samuel Johnson’s but also opens a window onto London when slaves had yet to win their freedom.
Michael Bundock is a barrister, a trustee of Dr Johnson’s House and Chair of the Johnson Society of London. He is an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of English Language and Literature at UCL.
You can purchase a copy of ‘The Fortunes of Francis Barber’ from the online shop at Dr Johnson’s House here. Click here to find out more about this Grade I listed historic town house which was Samuel Johnson’s home. You can support the charity which preserves the house and runs its vibrant education and events programme here.
You can also purchase the Kindle edition of ‘The Fortunes of Francis Barber’ here.
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Hannah Lund, Assistant Curator at Leighton House Museum will show us how to make paper cranes using origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, to bring us good luck for the coming year.
Although Frederic, Lord Leighton never visited Japan, he was fascinated by the art and culture of this country. He collected lots of beautiful Japanese artworks and objects, like the exquisite golden screen decorated with cranes that he kept in his studio. In Japanese folklore, cranes are said to live for 1,000 years and so are a symbol of a long life, and are thought to bring good luck.
To complete the activity, all you will need are squares of paper – these could be origami paper squares, squares you cut yourself or even sweetie wrappers!
Watch the video below:
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