Nicolas Breakspear
Nicolas BreakspearAt Tydd St Giles, north-west of Wisbech, Nicolas Breakspear – the only Englishman to…
Joseph Medworth
Joseph developed the ‘Castle’ site having bought Thurloe’s mansion and grounds from the See of Ely in…
William Godwin
An English journalist, political philosopher and novelist, writing prolifically in history and demography throughout his lifetime. Born:3 March 1756Wisbech,Cambridgeshire,EnglandDied:7 April…
Thomas Clarkson
Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in…
The Peckovers
Known for their philanthropy, the Peckovers were concerned with various causes and campaigned for the abolition…
Octavia Hill
Octavia Hill was an English social reformer in the second half of the nineteenth century….
