Evergreen articles for April.
The funeral ceremony of Charles Darwin at Westminster Abbey, 26 April 1882. Wood engraving.
Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
On 26th April 1882, Charles Darwin was buried in Westminster Abbey. How this honour came about is described by his son Francis Darwin in The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin…
After decades of mysterious ailments, and a short, final illness, Charles Darwin died at 4 o’clock in the afternoon of Wednesday 19th April 1882, at Down House, Downe, in Kent.
On 16th April 1834, HMS Beagle was laid ashore on the banks of the Santa Cruz River to allow her keel to be inspected. The event resulted in one of the most iconic images of the famous ship. Read the story of the operation.
On the death of Charles and Emma Darwin’s oldest daughter.
April Fool’s Day aboard HMS Beagle, 1832.
