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 the poor, taking one man’s perambulations in search of work as an example:
The Complicated Lives of the Poor: Seeking a Living https://t.co/XnGxHi2q28 pic.twitter.com/UgwuFecEmx
— William Savage (@penandpension) March 15, 2016
Who among us has not encountered one of these?
“Dinner locust” gets free meal by annoyingly visiting at dinner-time (Lambert 1815). Note tablecloth used as napkin pic.twitter.com/khcWKR8Yis
— J. of Art in Society (@artinsociety) March 15, 2016
wordsworth.org.uk gave us this interesting discussion: How did the older Romantics influence the younger?
If you are UK-based you might also like to access these 2 episodes of Melvyn Bragg’s R4 discussion programme In our Time, still available on iPlayer (where there is a 500+ archive of past programmes):
The Romantics
The Later Romantics
An Untold Lives post from 2013 taught me the origin of the phrase ‘Waterloo teeth’. A little bit sickening.
Finally, we are all anticipating Catherine Curzon’s forthcoming work Life at the Georgian Court. I love the cover. Great choice. Published by Pen & Sword in June. You can pre-order on their website.
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