London's Forgotten Children : Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital

London's Forgotten Children : Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital

Gillian Pugh

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FörlagThe History Press
ISBN9780752480206

In 1739, the London Foundling Hospital opened its doors to take in the abandoned children of the city. It was the culmination of seventeen years of campaigning by Captain Thomas Coram, driven by his horror at seeing children die in the streets. He was supported in his endeavours by a royal charter a