London – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:49:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg London – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 A History of London from 47 CE Rome to Today https://brewminate.com/past-and-present-a-history-of-london-from-47-ce-rome-to-today/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 17:20:18 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=155744 Londinium was established as a civilian town by the Romans about four years after the invasion of 43

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Listen and Learn: The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse https://brewminate.com/listen-and-learn-the-lost-world-of-the-london-coffeehouse/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 17:19:35 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=154257 From 1670 to 1685, the number of London coffeehouses increased and gained political importance due to their popularity

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Londinium, the Proud City: A History of Rebuilding London since Late Antiquity https://brewminate.com/londinium-the-proud-city-a-history-of-rebuilding-london-since-late-antiquity/ Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:57:18 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=136035 The resulting texture of the metropolis has a diversity of buildings unlike any other. In 1942, at the

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Crime in England, 1780-1925 https://brewminate.com/crime-in-england-1780-1925/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:43:07 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=127381 Many acts we would describe as crimes today were largely unprosecuted before the mid-nineteenth century. Introduction As with

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The Great Plague of London, 1665-1666 https://brewminate.com/the-great-plague-of-london-1665-1666/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:26:10 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=122550 It was the last widespread outbreak of bubonic plague in England during the 400-year Second Pandemic. Introduction The

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Shakespeare in Plague-Ridden London https://brewminate.com/shakespeare-in-plague-ridden-london/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:51:08 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=120590 Despite the plague’s high contagiousness and terrifying symptoms, life in Elizabethan England went on. By Lindsey Rachel Hunt

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‘So Very Japanny’: The British Reception of ‘The Mikado’ in 1885 https://brewminate.com/so-very-japanny-the-british-reception-of-the-mikado-in-1885/ Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:16:52 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=98457 Examining the writings of The Mikado producers and opera reviewers in 1885, showing that the British were eager

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The New London Docks, 1800-1830 https://brewminate.com/the-new-london-docks-1800-1830/ Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:28:01 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=113736 William Daniell’s prints of the new docks represented London’s modernization in particularly exultant terms. Introduction From 1800, London’s

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Deadly Stink and Life-Saving Aromas in 17th-Century Plague-Stricken London https://brewminate.com/deadly-stink-and-life-saving-aromas-in-17th-century-plague-stricken-london/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:32:15 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=112332 Looking at medical advice given to suffers during London’s ‘Great Plague’ c.1665-1666 How do you avoid catching the

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London’s 17th-Century Restoration Indoor Theater https://brewminate.com/londons-17th-century-restoration-indoor-theater/ Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:39:17 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=110470 This kind of theater allowed for more lighting and special effects that could enhance the performances. By Paula

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