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It was great to see some #TemperanceHistory on this episode of #WhoDoYouThinkYouAre, courtesy of David Beckingham @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

#Temperance #LicensingAct1902

The first mayor and the monster petition Norena Shopland A lot has been written lately about the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition, including several articles on Nation Cymru. Petitions, and any collection of names, preferably with addresses, are...

For much of history only a minority of men could vote, but anyone could sign a petition and often it was the only way to challenge unpopular rulings and provided displays of popular support. One of the biggest, was the Polyglot Petition #TemperanceHistory @nation.cymru nation.cymru/feature/the-...

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A brochure entitled 'Advantages of the temperance policy,' issued by the United Kingdom Temperance & General Provident for Mutual Life Assurance

1952 brochure for the firm established in 1840 as the UK Total Abstinence Life Association. It's possible that someone with a temperance policy might still be alive today - UK Provident survived until 1986, after all.
Livesey Collection, UCLan Library. #temperance #temperancehistory