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The Bottle Conjuror of 1749 - On 16 January 1749, at the New Theater in Haymarket, an anonymous person known as the “#BottleConjuror” or “Bottle Conjurer” was set to perform a variety of amazing feats at six-thirty ... https://t.co/1JzWJWwETD #18thcentury
Queen Victoria’s #BalCostumé of 1845: It was an event where participants appeared in costume ranging from a ten-year period between 1740 and 1750. It was the second in a series of three bal costumés ... https://t.co/RQ8NffOCBB #19thcentury #QueenVictoria
Afternoon Tea Parties and Afternoon Receptions: Afternoon tea parties grew out of necessity as tea was originally sold exclusively at coffee shops, and as coffee shops were a man’s dominion ... https://t.co/At9eeGyRs1 #tea #afternoontea
The Phrygian Cap or the Cap of Liberty: The phrygian cap — a soft, conical, brimless cap from antiquity — came to be associated with freedom and was adopted as the “Cap of Liberty” during the #FrenchRevolution. It was first used ... #capofliberty #18thcentury
Stories About the French Revolution by Those Who Lived It: Stories about the French Revolution frequently begin with the fall of the Bastille that happened on 14 July 1789 when revolutionaries stormed ... https://t.co/LQ1nIuZzKr #18thcentury #18thc #FrRev
French Revolution: Last Words of Those Who Died: The #FrenchRevolution was a tumultuous ten-year period from 1789 to 1799 that had far-reaching social and political affects. During this time, there were... https://t.co/kknjN6IIgR #18thcentury #lastwords
On canvas "Baby in Red Chair" dated possibly between 1810-1830. Probably Pennsylvanian. Courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg https://t.co/ysftQaRMkq #arthistory #19thcentury #americanart
Stories About the French Revolution by Those Who Lived It: Stories about the #FrenchRevolution frequently begin with the fall of the Bastille that happened on 14 July 1789 when revolutionaries stormed ... https://t.co/uxnVlWebBo #18thcentury #18thc
Born #OnThisDay 18Jan1752 English architect John Nash who created the Royal Pavilion. Shown Royal Pavilion and the music room and long gallery in it. #royalpavilion #johnnash #architecture
#OnThisDay 16Jan1749 The Bottle Conjuror was supposed to appear on stage at the New Theater in Haymarket and when he didn't a riot ensued. Learn more: https://t.co/0Oe5q5AYpK #georgian #18thc #18thcentury