Darwin described writing it as like 'living in Hell'. He dreaded losing his reputation, as his grandfather Erasmus had. Charles did draw fierce criticism from the Church, and from some parts of ...

This year marks the two-hundredth anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. Darwin's ideas have influenced ...

Charles Darwin was born in Shropshire ... talks and through student societies. However, he did not enjoy certain parts of his studies, particularly the study of anatomy and surgery.

"I did not then in the least doubt the strict and literal truth of every word in the Bible." So 19-year-old Charles charts a new career path. Darwin will spend three years at Cambridge University ...

The Charles Darwin bicentennial celebrates the man who recognized natural selection and changed the world's views on evolution. However, his contributions to geology should not be overlooked.

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) transformed the way we understand the natural world with ideas that, in his day, were nothing short of revolutionary. He and his fellow pioneers in the field of ...

Charles Darwin embarked on a five-year voyage aboard HMS Beagle in 1831 ... In 2006, the Museum Library acquired the largest collection of works by and about Darwin in existence. Although Darwin did ...

Many historical figures have their lives and works shrouded in myth, both in life and long after their deaths. Charles Darwin (1809–82) is no exception to this phenomenon and his hero-worship has ...

Charles Robert Darwin, naturalist, is buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey, not far from Sir Isaac Newton. He was born in Shrewsbury on 12th February 1809, son of Robert Waring ...