Fear and Fortune: Robbery in London in the Late Eighteenth Century William R. Paxton ABSTRACT Public representation of highwaymen and footpads in the press spawned a climate of fear in London. Descriptions of the violence that highwaymen and footpads employed in the course of their crimes generated this fear. Violence set them apart from other non-
The Music Department at King's College London is pleased to host the editorial offices of Eighteenth-Century Music, a journal published Cambridge
The 18th century was a period of rapid growth for London, reflecting an increasing national population, the early stirrings of the Industrial Revolution, and
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English literature and society in the eighteenth century Stephen, Leslie, Sir, 1832-1904. Publication date 1904 Topics English literature - 18th century History and criticism, England - Social life and customs Publisher London:Duckworth Collection robarts; toronto Digitizing sponsor MSN Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto Language
The first problem in talking about London is deciding where it begins or ends. In 1907, Clarence Rook tried to walk across it, but gave up at
London in the eighteenth century was very much a new city, risen from the ashes of the Great Fire. With thousands of homes and many landmark buildings destroyed, it had been brought to the brink. But the following century was a period of vigorous expansion, of scientific and artistic genius, of blossoming reason, civility, elegance and manners.
London's modest eighteenth-century houses-those inhabited artisans and laborers in the unseen parts of Georgian London-can tell us much about the culture
This article uses a new method to gauge eighteenth-century crime. It counts the crimes committed against metropolitan London's justices noted
In the long-awaited finale to his acclaimed history of London over 300 years, Jerry White introduces us to shopkeepers and prostitutes, men and women of fashion and genius, street-robbers and thief-takers, as they play out the astonishing drama of life in eighteenth-century London.
Though death rates remained relatively high, the end of the 18th century London's population had reached nearly one million people, fed
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This essay uses eighteenth-century records of the Elders and the Mahamad to reveal how the Iberian Refugees Arriving at London in the Eighteenth Century.
Eighteenth-century Londoners took as much pleasure in seeing as being seen, says Frances Wilson, reviewing Jerry White's new history.
Patrons of the London theater in the eighteenth century expected to have a good time. Throughout the century, critics complained that the high art of drama had
The cannon shown are eighteenth century barrels mounted on more modern carriages. The uniforms worn the crew do not match those worn eighteenth century artillerymen, but these same men were just minutes before performing a Victorian infantry drill, and are still dressed for that.
With so much to see and do, a day in eighteenth-century London can be viewed as a microcosm of that world. Pope's Rape of the Lock ( NAEL 8, 1.2514) uses the events of one day in high society, from dawn to dusk, as the comic equivalent of a full epic action.
Time and Work in Eighteenth-Century London. Dec 1997 | 021. Authors: Hans-Joachim Voth. Witnesses accounts are used to analyse changes in working hours
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In the seventeenth century, Amsterdam and London developed distinctive the eighteenth century stimulated fresh financial innovations in each city that initially
We draw on quantitative and descriptive data from Robert Campbell's widely cited manual for prospective apprentices, The London Tradesman
It invites the reader to walk along the dirty, crowded, and fascinating streets of 18th-century London in an unusual way. Nine leading experts from the fields of
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