How did a lowly coalman called Thomas Britton give musicians like Handel their first performance venue?

How did a dusty coalman called Thomas Britton transform English cultural life?

Who are history’s greatest nobodies? Here you’ll meet Britain’s most intriguing yet often unknown characters. Just like in the best detective stories, the past is packed with fascinating tales that are often stranger than fiction and twice as gripping. “Invisible Lives” unpicks the people who should have made it in to our history books, from unsung heroes to the downright curious.

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How did a dusty coalman called Thomas Britton transform English cultural life?

How did a dusty coalman called Thomas Britton transform English cultural life?