Sarah Murden
@sarahmurden.bsky.social
18th century historian, FRHistS, genealogist and author for Pen & Sword books. Host of the website: All Things Georgian. https://georgianera.wordpress.com/
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Look forward to August! Here is a list of new #non_fiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month: regency-explorer.net/new-releases/ #Regency #Napoleon #history #18thc
From the archives of All Things Georgian,'The Morse and Cator Families' - wp.me/p3JTNy-6Up #blackhistory
The Morse and Cator Families
I have recently looked the Duff family and this story is one that is extremely closely linked to it and encompasses a large part of the globe, from Jamaica to India. We begin with a conversation pi…
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From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'What became of Dido Elizabeth Belle’s mother, Maria Belle?' - wp.me/p3JTNy-5y4 #mondayblogs
From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'Two Women, One Infant, but which was the mother?' - wp.me/p3JTNy-6iY
Two Women, One Infant, but which was the mother?
In October 1803 two women reputedly gave birth to two daughters, except they didn’t, just one of them gave birth to a child at that time, but the child was then claimed by both women to be theirs. …
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From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'What became of Charlotte Williams, the illegitimate daughter of the 5th Duke of Devonshire?' - wp.me/p3JTNy-CY #mondayblogs
What became of Charlotte Williams, the illegitimate daughter of the 5th Duke of Devonshire?
You may be aware that just before William Cavendish, the 5th Duke of Devonshire married Georgiana Spencer in 1774 he had had a relationship with a Charlotte Spencer (no relation to Georgiana) and t…
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Unlike the more structured, formal stomachers of the c18th, this survival from the #1720s is softer and more rounded. The scrolling, Baroque decoration has been hand stitched in Italian quilting, both subtle and striking @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'What became of Charlotte Williams, the illegitimate daughter of the 5th Duke of Devonshire?' - wp.me/p3JTNy-CY #mondayblogs
What became of Charlotte Williams, the illegitimate daughter of the 5th Duke of Devonshire?
You may be aware that just before William Cavendish, the 5th Duke of Devonshire married Georgiana Spencer in 1774 he had had a relationship with a Charlotte Spencer (no relation to Georgiana) and t…
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From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'Ann Moore, (imposter) - the fasting woman of Tutbury (c1761-1825' - wp.me/p3JTNy-7gJ
Ann Moore, (imposter) – the fasting woman of Tutbury (c1761-1825)
Much of this tale is very well known so I won’t go into too much detail about the case as it’s readily available online, but it does raise some curious questions for me, and of course, I do like to…
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When Elizabeth Carter wittily attacks 'La metaphysique', is she commenting on a specific work or on a whole strand of French scholarship in general? Does anyone happen to know? (Editor out of his comfort zone here.) See www.digitalcollections.manchester.ac.uk/view/EX-HOUG... #18thC
New on All Things Georgian, 'How a 1672 tragedy may have influenced the raising of Dido Elizabeth Belle' - wp.me/p3JTNy-7vb #mondayblogs
New on All Things Georgian, 'How a 1672 tragedy may have influenced the raising of Dido Elizabeth Belle' - wp.me/p3JTNy-7vb #mondayblogs
From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'The Man Behind Pears' Soap' - wp.me/p3JTNy-3rS
The Man Behind Pears’ Soap
The development of cosmetics and perfumes have been part of life since time immemorial, but did you know that the original Pears’ soap was a product of the Georgian era? A bar of soap that is still…
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From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'Sold for a pot of beer and a shilling!' - wp.me/p3JTNy-2x4 #mondayblogs
Sold for a pot of beer and a shilling!
On August 10, 1817 the marriage took place between Charles Skinner and Mary Gower, at Speldhurst, Kent, the union of two people in Holy matrimony. This seemingly happy union was to last for the nex…
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New on All Things Georgian, Guest post 'Casting a little light upon William Williams of Norwich (fl. 1758 to 1797)' - wp.me/p3JTNy-7tP #mondayblogs
Guest post ‘Casting a little light upon William Williams of Norwich (fl. 1758 to 1797’
I am delighted to welcome back Jim Symington who has written several articles for All Things Georgian, incuding Catherine Clements and Selina Diana Catherine Milner. With that, I’ll hand you…
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From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'Art Detective: Portrait of 'Black Charley of Norwich' by John Dempsey' - wp.me/p3JTNy-4kB
Our Finding Aid of 18th-century women in the Stationers' Company is LIVE! Here I reflect on some of the pitfalls facing the scholar of female apprentices. Let me know if it's useful! www.amdigital.co.uk/insights/blo...
On this day (283 years ago), birth of Anna Laetitia Barbauld (née Aikin) (1743-1825). Poems are included in the #EighteenthCenturyPoetryArchive: https://www.eighteenthcenturypoetry.org/authors/pers00149.shtml #c18th #poetry #DH #OTD
From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'Art Detective: Portrait of 'Black Charley of Norwich' by John Dempsey' - wp.me/p3JTNy-4kB
From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'Globes were all the rage in the 18th century' - wp.me/p3JTNy-28g #mondayblogs
Globes were all the rage in the 18th century
Today we’re so used to using the internet to plot routes for us wherever we’re travelling, or if you have no internet available, then there’s always the ‘old-fashioned’ paper maps – perish th…
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Clifton Parish Lower churchyard, also referred to as ‘The Strangers Burial Ground’ Today I am delighted to welcome back Dr Paul Main, a regular guest to All Things Georgian to share more fascinating information about Bristol. Paul has contributed several articles previously, such as The Romantic…
Clifton Parish Lower churchyard, also referred to as ‘The Strangers Burial Ground’
Today I am delighted to welcome back Dr Paul Main, a regular guest to All Things Georgian to share more fascinating information about Bristol. Paul has contributed several articles previously, such as The Romantic Poets in Bristol and The Story of the Hotwell at Bristol which if you haven't read them already, they are fascinating, so do read them, In Bristol, Clifton’s parish church (dedicated to St Andrew, and located in Lime Walk) had a small burial ground and by the last quarter of the 18th century an extension had to be found for the increasing population of the parish and for those who died whilst being treated at the Hotwell Spa…
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From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'The Beautiful Mrs Graham' - wp.me/p3JTNy-74s #MondayBlogs
Phoebe Hessel: Brighton’s 108-Year-Old Soldier Today’s article is about Phoebe Hessel who lived a remarkable life, in part as a man. According to her grave, she was born in 1713, so right at the end of the reign of Queen Anne and lived long enough to see George IV become king in 1821. If her age…
Phoebe Hessel: Brighton’s 108-Year-Old Soldier
Today’s article is about Phoebe Hessel who lived a remarkable life, in part as a man. According to her grave, she was born in 1713, so right at the end of the reign of Queen Anne and lived long enough to see George IV become king in 1821. If her age was correctly noted in the parish burial register, then she died at the incredible age of 108, in Brighton, Sussex. Phoebe was one of the most prominent Brighton characters in the 18th and early 19th centuries, as this inscription on her tombstone in the parish church yard attests to and was known to almost everyone in the town and surrounding villages.
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Phoebe Hessel: Brighton’s 108-Year-Old Soldier Today’s article is about Phoebe Hessel who lived a remarkable life, in part as a man. According to her grave, she was born in 1713, so right at the end of the reign of Queen Anne and lived long enough to see George IV become king in 1821. If her age…
Phoebe Hessel: Brighton’s 108-Year-Old Soldier
Today’s article is about Phoebe Hessel who lived a remarkable life, in part as a man. According to her grave, she was born in 1713, so right at the end of the reign of Queen Anne and lived long enough to see George IV become king in 1821. If her age was correctly noted in the parish burial register, then she died at the incredible age of 108, in Brighton, Sussex. Phoebe was one of the most prominent Brighton characters in the 18th and early 19th centuries, as this inscription on her tombstone in the parish church yard attests to and was known to almost everyone in the town and surrounding villages.
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A cup of tea anyone, made the 18th century way? - wp.me/p3JTNy-3d4 #InternationalTeaDay
A cup of tea anyone, made the 18th century way?
Having taken a look at my favourite subject – hot chocolate, it’s now time for a post about eighteenth-century tea drinking. At the beginning of the 1700s, according to the Daily Coura…
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