Born 1774 in Scottish surgeon, artist and neurologist Charles Bell. In the early 19thc he produced the most influential anatomy books in Britain, you can read our digitised Bell texts online now: https://t.co/RuXeIE2OE6

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Thomas Neill Cream: Lambeth Poisoner and Serial Killer - Thomas Neill Cream, also known as the was a Scottish-Canadian serial killer of the late 1800s. His first known victims lived ... https://t.co/RNFQnp4xGN

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Cremorne Gardens: Its History Between 1845 and 1877 -
were popular pleasure gardens by the side of the River Thames in Chelsea, London, located between Chelsea Harbor and the end of the ... https://t.co/vxzdKh2aL9

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Next week we’ve got Sonny Angus and sharing their work on material and visual culture of 18th/19thC politics https://t.co/FTyX6t2FTF

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Died 29Oct1872 famous Irish actress, Elizabeth O'Neill who was 12 years old when she made her acting debut. The first time she stepped onto her father’s stage, she achieved resounding success. https://t.co/1hAY66K4ta

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Cashmere Shawls in the 1700 and 1800s - Cashmere shawls were first introduced in Europe around the late 1700s. Joan Hart, a textile expert of today, ... https://t.co/fcZ1hJFZ8t

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When People Knew How to Speak: Oratory in the 19th Century https://t.co/tVEIErUeSM

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I had a big pile of black left over on my palette, a canvas that had random colors all over it, and thoughts of fights breaking out floating through my mind so I painted this.

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Housemaids and Their Duties in the 1800s - Servants made family life easier in the eighteenth and nineteenth century and housemaids were an important part. Although today, maids work for ... https://t.co/WIsqR6uZA6

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Extreme bustles, striped patterns, and elaborate embellishments were all staples of the year 1886, characterizing it as a time of highly exaggerated and decorative fashion. Read more in our year overview!



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Roman goddess of Agriculture, Ceres, preside over cupids on the leaf of bejewelled 18thC fan from our collections; cosies up to Neptune (?) in 16thC print from & crowns Linnaeus in 19thC print from .

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