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Writing tagged: ‘emma darwin (née Wedgwood)’

Newsletter No. 7: ‘Stirring up the mud’

160 years after Darwin ‘stirred up the mud’, the ‘controversy’ over evolution by means of natural selection was settled long ago, as far as the scientific community is concerned.

Published 03-Jul-2020
Filed under: Newsletters Tags: alexander von humboldt, asa gray, charles darwin, charles lyell, emma darwin (née Wedgwood), joseph dalton hooker, samuel wilberforce, thomas henry huxley

29-Jan-1839: Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood

Charles and Emma Darwin
Charles and Emma Darwin (1840).
(Composite image from two contemporaneous portraits by George Richmond.)

On 29th January 1839, after a short courtship and engagement, Charles Darwin married his cousin Emma Wedgwood at St Peter's Church, Maer, Staffordshire.

Published 29-Jan-2019
Filed under: Articles Tags: anniversaries, charles darwin, emma darwin (née Wedgwood), religion

Emma blogs!

Emma Darwin, devoted wife and cousin of Charles, has written her first ever blog post.

Published 06-Feb-2009
Filed under: Blog Tags: emma darwin (née Wedgwood)

07-Aug-1838: Darwin takes the train

Charles Darwin, 1840.
Charles Darwin, 1840.

On 7th August 1838, Charles Darwin described his first ever railway journey. He was not overly impressed.

Published 16-Jan-2009
Filed under: Articles Tags: charles darwin, darwin correspondence, emma darwin (née Wedgwood), railways

Darwin puts his foot down

Not impressed with Emma's choice of wallpaper.

Published 09-Jan-2009
Filed under: Blog Tags: charles darwin, darwin correspondence, down house, emma darwin (née Wedgwood), william darwin

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