THANKS to its sense of form and powers of consolidation, eighteenth-century England is one of the great eras or cultures that seem fairly possible to encompass. Civilized, urbane, we say of it; or, ...
THE fifty years which elapsed between 1765 and 1815 cover the most memorable period in modern history, if not in the history of mankind and of human civilization. This half century is one of the great ...
Dishes from an “18th century Starbucks” found in an unused cellar at St. John’s College in Cambridge have perked up British archaeologists. More than 500 artifacts from Clapham’s — named for married ...
A piece of 18th-century English architectural history has come on the market for the first time in 25 years for an asking price of £6.25 million (US$8.2 million). The 120-acre estate on the border of ...
Aug. 10 (UPI) --Growing old has never been easy, but new research suggests that for many the prospects of old age in Georgian England were especially grim. Suicides in 18th century England are mostly ...
This study sets out to extend and challenge existing historiography on late eighteenth century British popular culture, customary sports, class and cultural identity, focusing upon the rural ...
Two new shows — Apple TV+’s “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin” and Disney+’s “Renegade Nell” — are centered on highwaymen cavorting around 18th century England. Both series are also ...
You might have heard of "glamping" — luxury or glam camping. Now, there's "champing," or camping inside churches that are no longer used for services. It's one of the newest camping options in England ...
Regional histories and historical fiction written in the nineteenth century to celebrate the American Revolution usually cast loyalists as villainous renegades. Irish history, on the other hand, is ...
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