Category Archives: Arts and Entertainments

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The Microcosm of London: Astley’s Amphitheatre

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: May 14, 2013

Famous for the associated riding school and circus…

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Sailor’s Valentines: A gift of Love

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: February 13, 2013

"Tis Our Sailing Thing" Original Sailor's Valentine by Judy Dinnick.

Joe Elder explains the history behind ‘Sailor’s Valentines’.

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The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: A Classic Christmas Tale

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: December 11, 2012

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (German: Nussknacker und Mausekönig) is a story written in 1816 by E. T. A. Hoffmann, a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror, composer, music critic, and caricaturist. In the tale, young Marie Stahlbaum’s favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, [...]

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Portrait Miniatures

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: June 15, 2012

Cherished Tokens of Regency Love

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The Jubilee of George III

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: June 12, 2012

The fireworks must have been similar in scale to those shown here: Handel's Fireworks Music, performed at his GRACE the Duke of RICHMOND'S at WHITEHALL and on the River Thames on Monday 15 May 1749. Performed by the direction of Charles Fredrick Esq. A hand-coloured etching.

Period impressions of the Golden Jubilee of George III

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Creating a Straw Bonnet from “Scratch”

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: March 21, 2012

The base of the millinery industry

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The Elegance of the Breakfast Set

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: March 8, 2012

The birth of English Bone China

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Keeping a Georgian Christmas

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: December 23, 2011

Take a peek inside Fairfax House, York, a Georgian townhouse, decorated for Christmas

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Jane Austen’s Women and Their Creative Skills

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: December 9, 2011

She was a plain, motherly kind of woman, who had worked hard in her youth, and now thought herself entitled to the occasional holiday of a tea-visit; and having formerly owed much to Mr Woodhouse’s kindness, felt his particular claim on her to leave her neat parlour, hung round with fancy-work, whenever she could, and [...]

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