GCSE Source Work: The Georgian Period
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Victoria Harmer Question 2A Maister house is one of Hull's biggest Georgian residences and was built over 250 years ago. The Maister's were merchants from Kent and were probably attracted to Hull by the prospect of sharing profitable north European trade. The move from Kent to Hull was the key to their fame and fortune. The building had to be replaced in 1743 because of a tragic fire but the new building is far superior. This essay it to try and establish when and who started the fire from 7 different sources. To try and discover this I am going to start by beginning with source 1. Source 1 is from 'The Gentleman's Magazine, for 1743'. This is a primary source and the magazine was probably aimed at upper class males in those days. The source says that the fire was on the 13th April and some people have unhappily lost their lives....


