George Brewster, whose 1875 death at work led to child labour reforms, joins Cambridge recipients Darwin, Cromwell and Turing ...

AN 11-year-old chimney sweep whose death led to a change in Victorian child labour laws is to become the youngest Briton to be honoured with an official blue plaque. George Brewst ...

At the start of the Victorian era, most children worked long days to support their families. School was not free and only richer families could send their children to school. Some rich children ...