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Dwinding congregations: the Truth?
on Feb 20, 2009 in Eighteenth Century Churchgoing Church history Anglo-Catholicism Evangelicals Anglicanism Church of England Donald Spaeth Victorian History History Tractarians When and why did the English stop going to Church en masse? Earlier than we think, perhaps. The Church in an Age of Danger, Parsons and Parishioners 1660-1740 is a rewritten PhD thesis by Donald Spaeth, that pokes about in the unfashionable basement...
Drinking well
on Jun 20, 2009 in books drinks drink drink history eighteenth century Lodon I’ve been out all day. It was Monday of a long weekend, you see, and some friends had the day off and I joined them, even though I really didn’t have the day off. It was wrong and wicked and absolutely fun. I intend to take the evening...
Happy Corday Day!
on Jul 26, 2009 in Eighteenth Century Reign of Terror Jacobin Jean-Paul Marat Charlotte Corday Guillotine IA List French Revolution History Charlotte Corday, one of the bravest heroes of the French Revolution was born on July 27, 1768. Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (27 July 1768 – 17 July 1793), known to history as Charlotte... No Property Tax Small Government No Judi...
Friday Film Review: The Abduction Club
on Sep 4, 2009 in B Reviews B Reviews Category Friday Film Reviews Alice Evans Daniel Lapaine Eighteenth century Friday Film Review heiresses Ireland Matthew Rhys Sophie Myles The Abduction Club (2002) Genre: Historical/Comedy/Drama/Romance Grade: B Ever since I first heard about this movie, while looking for art pics to be used for Lynne Connolly’s “Richard and Rose” series for my reviews “back in...