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Regency Era Poisons: What They Were - #RegencyEra #poisons were important to Regency people and because of their great interest in them, a lengthy article was published in 1828. It provided all sorts ... https://t.co/MWGqTG072z #wwwblogs
Madame de Staël and Madame Récamier: A True Friendship - #MadamedeStaël and #MadameRécamier became friends when Madame de Staël, whose first name was Germaine, was selling her father’s home in Paris. Her ... https://t.co/3gyWAtQfu0 #wwwblogs
#WorldChocolateDay 7 July - Annual observance #OnThisDay w/1768 portrait "The Cup of Chocolate" by artist J. B. Charpentier (l-r) Duke of Penthievre, Prince Lamballe, Princess de Lamballe, future Duchess d'Orleans, and the Duke’s mother, Countess of Toulouse. #18thc
Born #OnThisDay 6Jul1762 Elizabeth Farren, Irish actress of the late #18thcentury who performed over 100 characters in her repertoire and who married Edward Smith Stanly, 12th Earl of Derby. https://t.co/qH0Y1M6ljK #ElizabethFarren
How #Napoleon Controlled His Image - It is interesting how Napoleon controlled his image to become a “master of spin.” He realized that to gain power and to stay in power, his popularity depended ... https://t.co/w43omxF3uF #bonaparte #19thcentury
Died #OnThisDay 3Jul1848 Thomas Raikes, a #dandy who patronized White's and was a merchant banker and diarist. He was also nicknamed "Apollo" because "he rose in the east and set in the west." https://t.co/RubBzHoOru #19thcentury
Walking Sticks or Canes in the 1700 and 1800s: When swords fell out of fashion, walking sticks, sometimes referred to as canes, were substituted. At one point, gentlemen were wearing them ... https://t.co/CMezSiQ6E2 #canes #18thc #19thc
Died #OnThisDay 28Jun1792 Elizabeth Ann Sheridan (née Linley) was a singer who possessed great beauty and became involved with the Blue Stockings. She was the subject of several paintings by Thomas Gainsborough, as shown. #18thcentury #elizabethlinley
Tea Glossary and Tea Terms of the 18th and 19th Centuries - Samuel Pepys was the first person in Britain who documented drinking a cup tea, which he noted in ... https://t.co/lFwuVCetHI #tea #18thcentury #19thcentury
Died #OnThisDay 26Jun1830 #GeorgeIV, known for many years as the Prince Regent. His charm and culture earned him the title, "the first gentleman of England" but his heavy drinking and indulgent lifestyle took a toll on his health by the late 1820s. #19thc