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Crazes: and Beyond. The original swept over England, especially in the early 18th century. https://t.co/vMfnAJ5Lyk

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2020-03-15

From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'The story of a domesticated tiger' https://t.co/aPinRdAPLC

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2020-03-14

🎉Happy 250th Birthday to Daniel Lambert🎉
Born on this day in 1770, he was famous in the late Georgian era for being the 'fattest man in Britain'. See this portrait on display in our British Folk Art Collection
© Compton Verney 📷 by Hugh Kelly

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2020-03-14

Passed by Georgian Bay just as the last light was fading. Always a moody sky there. Closing Time 8/10” oil

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2020-03-10

To celebrate we'd like to introduce you to Georgiana Verney, Lady Willoughby de Broke (1824-1889). A champion of women's rights and adult education, along side a number of other causes, we believe that our Women's Library was once hers

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2020-03-08

Henrietta Howard overcame personal adversity to become an extraordinary figure in Georgian court society and a member of a dynamic circle of writers, poets and politicians.



Learn more about inspiring women throughout history : https://t.co/KMKyvdQvYz

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2020-03-08

Не забудьте почитать на ночь!
Иллюстрация: Georgiana Chitac

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2020-03-05

A Formidable Adversary https://t.co/Sypyt6wH2f 'Scalding blood surged back into his veins. He was alive! The sun in all its Indian summer glory was coming up! He was being given a second chance!' <

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2020-03-03

Explore the fascinating life of Henrietta Howard, a remarkable female figure in Georgian society, at Marble Hill House with an expert-led workshop in partnership with Orleans House gallery https://t.co/hCOWBffmif

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2020-03-02

From the archives of All Things Georgian '18th-century Drinking Chocolate' https://t.co/fi0s8zKFAX

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2020-02-29

Who said Pugilists can't be romantic! Buckhorse (active between 1720 and 1750) was a formidable opponent in the ring, and it seems he was an equally formidable romantic.

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2020-02-28

Following it's popularity in January, Peter Symonds will be coming back on Monday to give a on the first Georgians, looking at the fascinating around King George I and King George II. All proceeds from this event support our charitable work

https://t.co/7QYz3Q0GIx

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2020-02-28

Oliver Jones' lifelike pastel drawings link into what we think of our bodies through the lens of art history. It's 14 Mar – 10 May 2020 for 'Skin Deep', bringing a new dimension to the Georgian mansion's splendid rooms.

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2020-02-25

New on All Things Georgian, 'Guest post by Erato 'The Golden Rump' https://t.co/rmwMWFTstV

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2020-02-19

Have you seen the latest blog post from 'All Things Georgian' by ? A compelling and insightful look at the 'Ladies of the Bon Ton', including sculptor Anne Seymour Damer, contemporary & friend of Horace Walpole.
Click to read here: https://t.co/bdwa9RmpnD

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2020-02-16

Quarrelsome Lovers by Thomas Rowlandson. "How luckless the sorrowful Wight, Who sees with a termagant Spouse, Her Clamour from Morning till Night, Incessantly rings through the House..."

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2020-02-14

Edward Berry, commander at the Battle of the Nile at at Trafalgar, died in 1831. Along with Nelson and Collingwood, he was one of only three Royal Navy officers to be awarded three Naval Gold Medals. A naval Bananarama, if you like.

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2020-02-13

William Shenstone, poet and landscape gardening pioneer, died in 1763. His garden at The Leasowes made him famous, but cost him his fortune.

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2020-02-11