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Born 8Jan1789 William Arden, 2 Baron Alvanley who was a dandy of White's and friend to Beau Brummell. Learn more: https://t.co/NrEMkVRUjU

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2022-01-09

Ayo, remember my last post? Yeah well, I tried to at least do it in portrait and... well, here's the results.

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2022-01-05

Tarring and Feathering Attacks in America - Although the phrase appears to have originated just prior to the American Revolution, the practice was much older having first happened in Europe. One of the ... https://t.co/390CHZZ4Ts

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2022-01-05

Tarring and Feathering Attacks in America - Although the phrase appears to have originated just prior to the American Revolution, the practice was much older having first happened in Europe. One of the ... https://t.co/26GA1C7qZh

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2022-01-04

Struggles in getting your Christmas box. How are you doing this week? Message or comment if you need anything.

[Richard Newton, "Christmas Boxes," hand-colored etching, 25.7 x 30.5 cm, 1794, British Museum.]

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2021-12-27

Mistletoe lore is ancient. It survived winters as an evergreen & was thus seen to heal fertility, vitality, & ailments during mid winter. Greek, medieval, & Norse lore adored it. In the 18thc, the pagan & sacred met to make it a Xmas-time fertile, kissing plant

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2021-12-19

(throws 18thc ineffable wives at u guys from the depths of grad app hell)

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2021-12-16

Gainsborough’s 18thc portraits of Georgiana Cavendish, “Gee”, the Duchess of Devonshire reveal her beauty, wit, & charm. At 17, she married one of the highest ranked nobleman in the peerage. But he was a cold philanderer. Her life was sad, but her legacy as a polymath endures 🖋

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2021-12-01

For The purchase of the collection of scientific engraving and drawing of the Dutch Johanes le Franq in 1785, one of the most complete iconographic sample that exists of the knowledge in in the

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2021-11-27

Where’s my ‘J’? Who has snaffled my ‘V’? A Posture- Masters Alphabet https://t.co/nz7daiptj0

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2021-11-20

François-Adrien Boieldieu: The French Mozart - François-Adrien Boieldieu was born the same day as English novelist Jane Austen, on 16 December 1775. Boieldieu’s father was secretary to ... https://t.co/gSAAnfzubc

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2021-11-17

"Sorry... my bad I guess..😺"
Trying my best to make 18th century clothes 👌
-that cat dropped the ink
-that guy is left handed
-there's 3 cats in the room



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2021-11-14

The literary fairy tale, Beauty & the Beast, has captivated us since the 18thc. Here are some fun, vintage covers of the beloved tale for your day ☺️📚#FairyTaleTuesday

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2021-11-10

De Troy's 'Time unveiling Truth' is back upstairs for the first time in decades. Can't help thinking it's one of the least inspiring 18thc French paintings.

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2021-10-29

From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'How bed bugs were dealt with in the Georgian era' https://t.co/ob7rVcZoRW

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2021-10-28

"Make way for the Minister, Take care of your pockets"
Pitt the Younger heading to the House of Commons - budget announcement style

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2021-10-27

In the 18thc, as literary fairy tales began to flower, the figure of Mother Goose took hold. A kind, storytelling “crone,” a kind witch in a way (wise, could fly, artist, older), she became part of childhood reading culture in a benign, magical fashion.

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2021-10-27

French Costumes in the 1700 and 1800s - There are many descriptions of what people wore in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in France. Some of these descriptions were ... https://t.co/BMptlETQEz

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2021-10-25