Tom Woodforde sued James Vibart in 1817 for damages after a violent fight in Taunton.
Favourites
Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Jacobites, Napoleon in Australia, English gentleman in India
Favourite Georgian posts this week: @C18thMiss (Nia Tunnicliffe) has been posting some beautiful work by Nathaniel Dance-Holland. So full of life. ‘Bond Street’ by Nathaniel Dance-Holland (born #OTD 1735) @Tate #flirt #dandy #rake #Georgians #art #sketch pic.twitter.com/R4nazmSbTg — Nia Tunnicliffe (@C18thMiss) May 8, 2016 Hurry over to All Things Georgian for a chance to win a […]
18th-century travel, Mary Moser, Joseph Wright, Mary Wollstonecraft and smallpox in King’s Cross
My pick of the best of the Georgian web includes a really excellent series on travel from Wicked William: Resources for study of the life and times of William-Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley (1788-1857). Be sure to check out the earlier posts too. My concluding post on Regency travel looks at the golden age of stage coaching https://t.co/LZg1vxwxmJ pic.twitter.com/EIGiN50XWj — greg roberts […]
The perils of travel, Mount Tambora erupts, murder in Lincolnshire, true crime
William Savage (@penandpension) published two fascinating posts on the perils of horse-drawn transport: Highwaymen and accidents and breakdowns. All Things Georgian looked into some horrible murders in Lincolnshire in the early 18th century. New on our blog: Grisly murder in #18thCentury #Lincolnshire.https://t.co/yaU4K4nUf2 pic.twitter.com/1lNP5PdOgQ — Joanne Major (@joannemajor3) April 12, 2016 Pastnow has a great post on […]
The hazards of hiring: Melinda Mapson
Beware the perfidious servant.
Waterloo teeth, deceit and Big Hair, the life of a poor man, dinner locusts, Romantic poets, Madame Gilflurt
A marvellous tale of deceit from my favourite history double-act: Joanne Major and Sarah Murden: New on All Things #Georgian: A tale of deceit in late 18th and early 19th century #Essex. https://t.co/SPREZF6MnJ pic.twitter.com/AqT4DjqtsV — Joanne Major (@joannemajor3) March 15, 2016 And I love their post on Big Hair. William Savage’s interesting insight into the lives of […]