Tenders from the Railroad Series Finish:Single Gilbert Burnet was elected a

Gilbert Burnet was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663

Punch believed that too many rules and regulations about hygiene were limiting the freedom of the people

Presentation by the Sheriffs of the City of London of the petition of the Corporation against the Union of Benefices and Disposal of Churches (Metropolis) measure

women collecting water from a pump and the Magpie and Punchbowl public house in the background

At the fifth attempt the two ships reached their destinations and the two continents were finally joined on 5th August 1858 starting at Valentia Harbour in Ireland

Tenders from the Railroad Series Finish:Single Gilbert Burnet was elected a