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.
Top-Results
Top-Results
Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism
Olaudah Equiano: Writer & abolitionist
A freed enslaved man whose life story drove the abolition of the British trade in enslaved Africans
Transport
Transport
What were London’s turnpikes?
In the 1700s and 1800s, travelling on London’s main roads came with a cost
Lifestyle & Leisure
Lifestyle & Leisure
David Garrick: A theatre sensation
This innovative 18th-century actor had an influence on all aspects of British theatre