Tags: History
Secularists celebrate restoration of Charles Bradlaugh’s grave
Posted: Mon, 18 Oct 2021
A new bust of NSS founder Charles Bradlaugh has been unveiled at a ceremony to mark the restoration of his grave. Read More »
NSS launches appeal to restore grave of founder Charles Bradlaugh
Posted: Wed, 09 Jun 2021
The NSS has launched a fundraiser to restore the grave of its founder Charles Bradlaugh, which has fallen into disrepair. Read More »
NSS to host book launch for first modern biography of GJ Holyoake
Posted: Thu, 04 Mar 2021
The NSS will host a book launch for the first modern biography of George Holyoake, a key figure in UK secularist history, on 22 April. Read More »
NSS launches lecture series on history of secularism
Posted: Thu, 23 Apr 2020
An NSS series of lectures on the history of secularism will air during the current period of lockdown and social distancing. Read More »
Former NSS president Barbara Smoker dies at 96
Posted: Wed, 08 Apr 2020
The NSS is deeply saddened to report the death of one of its longest-serving presidents, Barbara Smoker, at the age of 96. Read More »
NSS unveils blue plaque commemorating Holyoake
Posted: Mon, 20 Aug 2018
The NSS has unveiled a plaque commemorating the British secularist George Jacob Holyoake, who coined the term 'secularism', in London. Read More »
Talk to honour NSS’s longest-serving president in Leicester
Posted: Thu, 05 Jul 2018
The NSS and Leicester Secular Society will hold a talk on the longest-serving president of the NSS, Chapman Cohen, in September. Read More »
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 »
