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The orphan hero who fought at Trafalgar
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Dec 5, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Helen Berry gives a lecture on the extraordinary story of an 18th-century foundling, George KingIn a lecture she delivered at our 2019 Chester History Weekend, Helen Berry shares an extraordinary story from her book Orphans of Empire: The Fate of London’s Foundlings – of the 18th-century orphan George King, who was abandoned at London’s Foundling Hospital and went on to a remarkable life.
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Dec 5, 2020
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