Edited by Patricia Stammers, Monday, 5 Nov 2012, 15:57
Went to the local History Group. The village hall, is impressive. The guest speaker's subject, was, 'Newspapers' local newspapers and their content. He illustrated the talk with slides. The first slide, depicted, a group portrait, containing several, eighteenth century, male characters, seated at a table. They were apparently listening to, the central figure. He was, reading a newspaper aloud, to his audience. "That, kind of meeting,"said the guest speaker, "was common a couple of centuries ago, when many could not read."
What did the English, working-class, do then; labour on the local, lord's estate, when required; spin, weave, grow their own fruit and vegetables?
Botesdale History Circle
Went to the local History Group. The village hall, is impressive. The guest speaker's subject, was, 'Newspapers' local newspapers and their content. He illustrated the talk with slides. The first slide, depicted, a group portrait, containing several, eighteenth century, male characters, seated at a table. They were apparently listening to, the central figure. He was, reading a newspaper aloud, to his audience. "That, kind of meeting,"said the guest speaker, "was common a couple of centuries ago, when many could not read."
What did the English, working-class, do then; labour on the local, lord's estate, when required; spin, weave, grow their own fruit and vegetables?