Orphans Of Empire: The Fate Of London'S Foundlings - 9780198758488

The fascinating story of what happened to the orphaned and abandoned children of the London Foundling Hospital, and the consequences of Georgian philanthropy. From serving Britain's growing global empire in the Royal Navy, to the suffering of child workers in the Industrial Revolution, the Foundling Hospital was no simple act of charity.

• | By (Author): Helen (Professor Of British History, Newcastle University) Berry
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 11, 2019
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0198758480
• | ISBN-13: 9780198758488