Category Archives: Georgian Era

The Murder Act 1751

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Murder Act 1751 (25 Geo 2 c 37) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. Provisions The Murder Act included the provision “for better preventing the horrid crime of murder” “that some further terror and peculiar mark … Continue reading →

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Bristol Riots from 1793 – 2011

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Bristol riots refer to a number of significant riots in the city of Bristol in England. Bristol Bridge Riot, 1793 The Bristol Bridge Riot of 30 September 1793 began as a protest at renewal of an act levying of … Continue reading →

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Late Regency Happening: Tithe War in Ireland

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Tithe War (Irish: Cogadh na nDeachúna) was a campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience, punctuated by sporadic violent episodes, in Ireland between 1830 and 1836 in reaction to the enforcement of tithes on subsistence farmers and others for the upkeep … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: John Bellingham, Assassin

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

John Bellingham (c. 1769 – 18 May 1812) was the assassin of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. This murder is the only successful assassination of a British Prime Minister. Early Life Bellingham’s early life is largely unknown, and most post-assassination … Continue reading →

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Georgian Celebrity: Charlotte Lennox, Author of “The Female Quixote”

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Charlotte Lennox, née Ramsay (c. 1730 – 4 January 1804) was an English author and poet. She is most famous now as the author of The Female Quixote and for her association with Samuel Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, and Samuel Richardson, … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: Captain George William Manby, Author and Inventor

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Captain George William Manby FRS (born November 28, 1765 in Denver, Norfolk; died November 18, 1854 in Great Yarmouth), was an English author and inventor. He designed an apparatus for saving life from shipwrecks and also the first modern form … Continue reading →

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Regency Justice: The Pillory

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The pillory was a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse, sometimes lethal. The pillory … Continue reading →

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Georgian Celebrity: Chevalier d’Eon, French Diplomat, Spy, Soldier, and Transvestite

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont (5 October 1728 – 21 May 1810), usually known as the Chevalier d’Éon, was a French diplomat, spy and soldier, whose first 49 years were spent as a man, and whose last 33 years were spent … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood (26 September 1748 – 7 March 1810) was an admiral of the Royal Navy, notable as a partner with Lord Nelson in several of the British victories of the Napoleonic Wars, and frequently … Continue reading →

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Built in 1805: The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, the Longest and Highest Aqueduct in Britain and a World Heritage Site

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌpɔntkəˈsəɬtɛ], full name in Welsh: Traphont Ddŵr Pontcysyllte) is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee in Wrexham County Borough in north east Wales. Completed in 1805, … Continue reading →

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