Blogs about: 18th Century
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2008 BSECS "Identities" Conference
Guest Post: Daniel Cook (Queens’ College, University of Cambridge) British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (BSECS) University of Winchester and Chawton House Library Considering that the bi… more →
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The Historical Boutique
Grace wrote 2 hours ago: I have a new shop from Grace a la Mode, “The Historical Boutique Collection”. I make vin … more →
Reminder: Charity Auction Ends Today!
emmacollingwood wrote 4 days ago: The charity auction on ebay for the Morpeth Lions Club Flood Fund will end today. There’s stil … more →
Democracy 250, 18th Century Costume Ball
Johanna wrote 4 days ago: Highlights of a Lovely Event On October 2, 1758, the first Grand Assembly in this country met in a s … more →
Thomas Gainsborough's Daughters Hold Hands. One Reaches for a Butterfly---the Other, Holding a Feather, Looks On. There is an Element of Impulse and Restraint in the Painting That Echoes Michelangelo's Moses
santitafarella wrote 1 week ago: One girl seems thoughtful, and may be holding a feather that will become a quill pen. The other seem … more →
"Wellington: The Iron Duke," by Richard Holmes
Rhys wrote 1 week ago: “Wellington: The Iron Duke,” by Richard Holmes (303p) Wellington: The Iron Duke is a 2002 non-f … more →
A 1792 Lonely Heart?
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Caro wrote 1 week ago: It often happens that I’m doing some research and stumble across something interesting that … more →
Unredeemed Captive - Williams House and Gravestones
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katknit wrote 1 week ago: Williams House in Deerfield, no longer standing. Rev. Mr. John WILLIAMS, Pastor of this place, d. … more →
It's Halloween again: The Real Ghost of Nathan Hale
katknit wrote 1 week ago: Nathan Hale is remembered today as the 21 year old volunteer spy who was hanged in New York by the B … more →
Blackbeard biopic to be made with a shaky cam
Mr Hollywood wrote 2 weeks ago: British director Paul Greengrass (the Bourne movies) has added a new film to his list of projects: … more →
Icon of St Noe the Forefather. Russian. Rybinsk, late 17th to early 18th century.
01varvara wrote 2 weeks ago: St Noe the Forefather (Russian, Rybinsk, late 17th to early 18th century) It rained for 40 days and … more →
Back on the chain gang...
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PauvrePlume wrote 2 weeks ago: hrissie Hynde and her Pretenders are performing at Farm Aid 2008 right now. I am watching it “ … more →
Constitution Island, West Point, New York- a visit in photographs
katknit wrote 3 weeks ago: The staff of the Webb Deane Stevens museum in Wethersfield, CT, gathered together yesterday for a ra … more →
"Sharpe's Tiger," by Bernard Cornwell
Rhys wrote 1 month ago: “Sharpe’s Tiger,” by Bernard Cornwell (384p) Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 17 … more →
Unredeemed Captive: follow up
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katknit wrote 1 month ago: Original story of Eunice Williams and the Deerfield Raid: Raid In 1837, an Abenaki descendant of … more →
A Common Soldier Plays Ball in the Revolution
Kyle wrote 1 month ago: I just finished reading Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution, 1775-1783 edited by … more →
Dr Rock's Restorative Viper Drops
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Caro wrote 1 month ago: Are your spirits hurried and your brain in need of comforting? Are you suffering from the effects of … more →
Dandies and fashion in the 18th century
tamsine wrote 1 month ago: Inspired by Ian Kelly’s biography Beau Brummell: the Ultimate Dandy, I was interested to see w … more →
look and you shall find
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gregorygibson wrote 1 month ago: Sometimes I have a tendency to write as if I landed squarely in 18th century America. Not sure what … more →
Charity Scams--yes, even then
wckeesey wrote 1 month ago: Would you believe that we in the 21st century are not the first to experience charity scams? Well … more →
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