A Midwife going to a Labour
I like this Thomas Rowlandson print from 1811 entitled ‘A Midwife going to a Labour’. A night watchman is half asleep in his box, a… Read More »A Midwife going to a Labour
I like this Thomas Rowlandson print from 1811 entitled ‘A Midwife going to a Labour’. A night watchman is half asleep in his box, a… Read More »A Midwife going to a Labour
In the Eighteenth century lotteries were often used to raise money for specific “good causes” – such as the construction of a new bridge across… Read More »Odds on for a lottery win, 18th Century style.
I am pleased to say that I have taken delivery of a shiny pile of paperbacks of the Journal of a Georgian Gentleman and am… Read More »An update on The Journal of a Georgian Gentleman – on Kindle and in paperback!
In my first blog on Lady Archer I explained that both she and Lady Buckinghamshire ran Faro Banks at their homes, rotating play from one… Read More »Lady Archer, Faro’s Daughters, and the sad case of Henry Weston
In my previous post I explained that Lady Sarah Archer was widowed at the age of 37 when her husband Andrew, 2nd Lord Archer, Baron… Read More »Lady Archer, definitely NOT winning ‘Mother of the Year’ Award
This is the first part of a trilogy of posts linked to one of the 18th Century’s most flamboyant (one might say fragrant…) women, Lady Sarah Archer.… Read More »Lady Sarah Archer, facing the Press…
Reading about the history of preserving foods in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries is to marvel at the differences between the French and… Read More »Happy birthday Nicolas Appert! Born 17th November 1749.
I recently published a small volume of paper cut-outs made by my ancestor in the latter part of the Eighteenth Century. You can find it… Read More »Puzzle time – a paper cut out signifying …. what exactly?
I love this caricature by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) entitled ‘The Umbrella’ and dating from 1820. It rather reminds me of the Donald McGill cartoons from… Read More »Houston, I think we need a bigger umbrella…
9th November 1797 saw the publication of this splendid cartoon by Richard Newton. It shows the Pope (Pius VI) kissing the bare backside of Napoloeon… Read More »9th November 1797 – Pontif-icating before an Imperial posterior.