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Coram's Children - Buckinghamshire FHS August Talk At Aylesbury
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Coram's Children - The Story of the Foundling Hospital

Jane King will recount the struggle of Thomas Coram at the beginning of the 18th century to establish the Foundling Hospital - Britain's first and only home solely for illegitimate children - and how the babies left there were brought up. Jane will describe the involvement of William Hogarth and his fellow artists, and why the Hospital became Britain's first public art gallery, and examine the contribution of George Frideric Handel through his fund-raising concerts which established a rich musical tradition at the Hospital.  Jane will also cover the continuing work of Coram  as a pioneering children's charity.

Saturday 18th August 2018, 2pm
Turnfurlong Junior School, Turnfurlong Lane, Aylesbury HP21 7PL

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