University Life in the 18th century
One cannot be both gentleman and scholar. A brief look at university life during the 18th century.
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- 5 min
News, Gossip, and Marriage Ads: Newspapers in the 18th Century
This research section explores the newspapers of the 18th and early 19th century.
- 3 min
Light Dragoons of the 18th Century British Army
There's not much more dashing than a cavalry officer astride his mount!
- 5 min
Writing Implements of the 18th Century
Writing was a popular pastime in the 18th century, not only for novels but also for journals and letters.
- 6 min
A Gentleman's Education in the 18th Century
Would the hero attend a local school, be sent to a private school, have a tutor, or...?
- 3 min
Ladies' Accomplishments in the 18th Century
How might we determine at a soiree if a lady is truly accomplished?
- 3 min
Midwifery Herbs of the 18th Century and Beyond
When herbs were the best available medicine, how did midwives treat patients?
- 3 min
Bamburgh Castle: A Unique Hospital in the 18th Century
Where might you go if you you needed a smallpox inoculation?
- 3 min
Midwifery of the 18th Century
Before hospital births, what was a mother-to-be to do?
- 4 min
Gender Discrimination in Music Instrumentation of the 18th Century
Would the hero be seen as effeminate if he played music? Would the heroine be seen as masculine if she played a wind instrument?