Oh what fun they had!
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Baby love: 6 Georgian infants
Ranging from high-born to low.
Benjamin Jesty: Pioneer vaccinator
Largely forgotten now but he predated Edward Jenner.
Exhibition: Pablo Bronstein: Conservatism, or The Long Reign of Pseudo Georgian Architecture
Interesting, and quite funny.
Pre-order your copy of Women and the Gallows 1797-1837
With only six weeks or so to publication date, here is your timely reminder to get your pre-orders in for Women and the Gallows, a unique look at the 131 ‘unfortunate wretches’ in En gland and Wales who were hanged for crimes as wide-ranging as stealing sheep, burning hayricks, fraud, infanticide and husband murder. Most […]
Breast is best but what were the alternatives in the long 18th century?
Wet nursing, cow’s milk and pap.