This is the location where the Slave Revolt was ended. The plantation was warned of the attack and the owner, Samuel Blunt, told his slaves that they should stay and defend the family and their plantation with the militia, or join the rebellion. They all ended up staying and defended the home and the family successfully. Lots of Nat’s supporters died before reaching the plantation and the rest were caught and killed as they arrived, but Turner ended up escaping. ...

Charles Dickens' family was never wealthy. However, for the first ten years of his life, Charles and his siblings lived a happy life between Portsmouth and then Chatham, Kent. They were able to explore the countryside and led a simple life. However, their parents lived beyond their means, and eventually moved to Camden Town, a neighborhood in London that was quite poor.

This is where Charles Dickens' life took a very dark turn. In 1824, John Dickens, Charles' father was sent to prison for failing to pay off his debts. In order to support the family, Charles was made to leave school and work at a boot-blacking factory. His job was to label the bottles of boot-blacking liquid. He earned only six shillings a week, and worked in horrid conditions, as did many of the children in Victorian England. He was forced into this lifestyle for over a year, and these events had a profound effect on both his mental state and his future writing. Themes of children who are taken advantage of...