![]() ![]() ![]() Hilary McGrady, the Trust’s director-general, said the conservation body was “back to doing what we do best” after facing down a campaign from members who accused the Trust of going “woke” and being forced to plug Covid losses of £170m. Newton made his discoveries after being sent to Woolsthorpe in 1666 to avoid the Great Plague, and the Trust programme will “shed light on creativity that emerged from our own lockdowns” with a children’s prize recognising the “next generation of thinkers and innovators wherever they are”. ![]() The Woolsthorpe grounds include the garden where Newton, observing an apple fall from a tree, was inspired to formulate his law of universal gravitation. “The aim of the campaign is not to give a historical account of Newton’s life and doesn’t explore beyond the ‘annus mirabilis’ and formative Woolsthorpe years.” Newton held stock in the company set up to supply slaves to Spanish America (Photo: Getty Images)Īsked if the Newton celebration would highlight those links, a National Trust spokesperson said: “We are taking Newton’s ‘annus mirabilis’ and the discoveries he made at Woolsthorpe Manor during his ‘lockdown’ years in 1665-66 as our stimulus for a celebration of new talent and discovery from recent years. Newton’s portrait at Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth by an 18th century anonymous artist in Florence. He lost heavily when the South Sea Bubble burst in 1720 and the share price collapsed. Newton’s links to colonialism and slavery have been highlighted to engineering students as part of a decolonisation drive at Sheffield University.Īlong with many contemporaries, the mathematician and astronomer held stock in the company set up to supply slaves to Spanish America. Ministers criticised the decision to include Sir Winston Churchill’s family home, Chartwell. The Trust became embroiled in controversy in 2020 when it produced a report investigating the connections between the charity’s properties and colonialism, including its links with historic slavery. ![]()
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