Georgian (1714 – 1830)
Explore objects, stories and blogs connected to life in Georgian London, when Britain was ruled by kings George I, II, III and IV.
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Art & Design
Art & Design
William Hogarth painted London behaving badly
The artist’s wildly popular pictures from the 1700s show a rowdy version of urban life
Crime & Legislation
Crime & Legislation
Jack Sheppard: An 18th-century working class hero
How one young criminal became a working class hero by escaping London prisons four times.
Immigration & Identity
Immigration & Identity
Ignatius Sancho: Writer & early Black voter
After gaining his freedom, this 18th-century writer became one of the first Black voters in Britain
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Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Vera effigies Thomae Mori quondam totius Angliae cancellarii dignissimi (engraving)
White, R., Holbein, Hans
1701-1750
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Paintings, Prints & Drawings
View of the Lock Chapel near Hyde Park Corner (etching and engraving)
Hogg, Alexander
1788-12-01
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