
Tag: 18th Century


Christmas Games: Snapdragon
By Robert Chambers Continue reading Christmas Games: Snapdragon

Recollection of Tamar, My Sister
By Rachel Kirk Price Continue reading Recollection of Tamar, My Sister

Abortion has been common in the US since the 18th century – and debate over it started soon after

A Description of a City Shower
By Jonathan Swift Continue reading A Description of a City Shower

Making sugar, making ‘coolies’: Chinese laborers toiled alongside Black workers on 19th-century Louisiana plantations

Washington’s perilous Christmas night crossing of the Delaware: Health hazards worse than war

Mozart
By Robert Chambers. Continue reading Mozart

How Gothic Buildings Became Associated with Halloween and the Supernatural
By Peter Lindfield, University of Stirling Continue reading How Gothic Buildings Became Associated with Halloween and the Supernatural

The Macaronis
By Robert Chambers Continue reading The Macaronis