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.
Blogs-And-Stories
Trades & Workers
Trades & Workers
Peggy Jones: Mudlarking for survival
This mudlark earned her living, and some infamy, scavenging coal along the filthy River Thames
Death & Disasters
Death & Disasters
The Gordon Riots: A revolution in the making
In 1780, soldiers killed hundreds of anti-Catholic, anti-authority rioters
Royalty & Aristocracy
Royalty & Aristocracy
Queen Caroline: A royal drama staged in London
The estranged wife of George IV won Londoners’ hearts as the king tried to divorce her
Art & Design
Art & Design
A microcosm of Georgian London
Rudolph Ackermann’s collection of prints lets us peek inside the city’s buildings in the early 1800s
Fashion & Style
Fashion & Style
Anna Maria Garthwaite: Spitalfields silk designer
Her naturalistic floral designs were the height of silk fashion in the mid-1700s
Health & Disease
