Tags: History
NSS welcomes initiative to mark freethought history month
Posted: Thu, 29 Mar 2018
The NSS has welcomed an initiative to mark the history of freethought and secularism throughout April. Read More »
NSS welcomes Conway Hall launch of 'Victorian Blogging' project
Posted: Wed, 06 Sep 2017
The National Secular Society has welcomed a new project from Conway Hall which will highlight the work of Victorian radicals on major issues of the 19th century, including secularism. Read More »
Commemorations held to celebrate NSS founder Charles Bradlaugh
Posted: Thu, 29 Sep 2016
Two commemorations have been held this month to celebrate the life and work of Charles Bradlaugh, who founded the National Secular Society 150 years ago. Read More »
New exhibition to tell the story of Leicester Secular Society
Posted: Thu, 18 Jul 2013
A new exhibition is being planned to tell the story of Leicester Secular Society and its Hall through the 19th and 20th centuries. Read More »
Is this a true history of religious education or a rewriting of the facts?
Posted: Wed, 03 Apr 2013
Secularists and humanists in the 1960s and 1970s played a critical role in stopping religious education in schools being used for proselytising. That's the claim being made in new research from the University of Exeter. Read More »
Trial of Bradlaugh and Besant to be examined in new play
Posted: Fri, 22 Feb 2013
A new play by Derek Lennard, The Fruits of Philosophy (Such a scandal!) which examines secularism and free thought in Victorian Britain will be presented at Conway Hall on Friday 15 March at 7.30pm. Read More »
