Exploring the widespread worry in Georgian Britain that immunity came with beastly side effects. By Erica X....
Georgian
The ability to access new luxury goods was a sign of status. There are many indulgent foods...
Both the Georgian and Victorian eras were marked with significant changes, both socially and politically. The Georgians...
Examining the slow transition whereby reputable practitioners differentiated themselves from ‘quacks’. Abstract Trust is not automatically granted...
Examining Georgian England’s new craze for sea-bathing. The Wellcome Library has a first edition of a book...
During the Georgian period a host of entertainments were available to those seeking relief from their everyday...
This article, Loos, Lewdness, and Literature: Tales from the Boghouse, was originally published in The Public Domain Review...
Life in the 18th-century city would have provoked a dazzling mixture of sensations: terror and exhilaration, menace...
Investigating health and hygiene in 18th century Britain, against a backdrop of industrialization and the subsequent over-crowding...
From gruesome, public executions to Georgian Britain’s adoration of the ‘heroic’ highwayman, the author investigates attitudes to...
From the charitable relief of the Poor Law to the grim conditions of the workhouse, examining attitudes...