Hanoverian (1714 – 1837)
Explore objects, stories and blogs that reveal London life in the 18th and early-19th century, when five kings from the House of Hanover ruled Britain.
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Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure
A big night out at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
Discover the exciting new entertainment on offer to Londoners in the 1700s and 1800s
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William Sessarakoo: the Royal African
One man’s journey from African prince through slavery into London high society
Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure
Joseph Grimaldi: King of the clowns
Grimaldi’s extraordinary physical comedy changed the pantomime forever – but it came at a price
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Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Fashionable Morning & Evening Dresses for October 1819 (hand coloured engraving)
The Ladies Monthly Museum, Dean & Munday
1819-10-01
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
Paintings, Prints & Drawings
A General Prospect of Vaux Hall Gardens shewing at one View the disposition of the whole Gardens (hand coloured etching)
Muller, Johann Sebastian, Bowles and Carver, Wilkinson, Robert
1745-1751