Paullett Golden

My first protects from wind and my second from earth, while my whole cures boredom of mind. How familiar are you with 18th century charades?

One cannot be both gentleman and scholar. A brief look at university life during the 18th century.

This research section explores the newspapers of the 18th and early 19th century.

There's not much more dashing than a cavalry officer astride his mount!

Many of our heroes are aristocrats, but have you ever wondered at the difference between the titles and duties?

Writing was a popular pastime in the 18th century, not only for novels but also for journals and letters.

Would the hero attend a local school, be sent to a private school, have a tutor, or...?

How might we determine at a soiree if a lady is truly accomplished?

When herbs were the best available medicine, how did midwives treat patients?

Where might you go if you you needed a smallpox inoculation?

Before hospital births, what was a mother-to-be to do?

Would the hero be seen as effeminate if he played music? Would the heroine be seen as masculine if she played a wind instrument?

Would an aristocratic composer be socially accepted? This post explores aristocrats dipping their nibs into music composition.