Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry is probably one of the most famous women Quakers- a pioneering woman whose work led to reforms across the world.
10 March 2026
Norwich’s calendar of annual events is creative, inclusive and exciting. Whenever you’re visiting, chances are you’ll stumble across one.
Edith Cavell’s WWI story captured the hearts of people from around the world being recognised as a true heroine for her work.
Amelia Opie has been described as the most respected woman fiction writer of the 1800s and 1810s, a leading abolitionist and philanthropist.
Samuel Bignold was Secretary of Norwich Union, Mayor of Norwich four times, a supporter of the arts and responsible for saving Norwich Castle from demolition.
An eclectic architect, George Skipper saw architecture as art and took much inspiration from history and classical architecture.
Rumsey Wells was a successful hatmaker, crafting award-winning hats and caps as a partner in his father’s firm T. Wells & Son.
Robert Kett, along with his brother, set up a rebel army camp at Mousehold in Norwich against land enclosure laws.
Thomas Browne was a polymath, physician and philosopher whose library formed part of the founding collection of The British Library.
Medieval writer and mystic Julian of Norwich was the first woman published in the English language.
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