Ribbons: Homeschooling Georgian and Victorian Orphans

James and Sam tackle the humbling history of RIBBONS! From the use of ribbons for commemoration, mourning, decoration and gifting, Sam and James rampage around history of ribbons before settling on the tragic history of the eighteenth-century Foundling Hospital, established by the philanthropist Thomas Coram (c. 1668-1751), the plight of Georgian and Victorian children parted from their mothers, the tokens left to identify the 'foundlings', and the social problems connected with the Industrial Revolution. Who knew? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.