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Ned Ward [ Commerce / Art and Literature ]

… Clubs pretended to improvement, but for Ward ‘the general End thereof, is a Promiscuous Encouragement of Vice, Faction, and Folly’. 9   He thus sets about a lively account of each. Some are real societies, such as the Kit-Kat and …

Diplomats in London (1660-1714) [ Politics / Travel ]

… de l’ambassadeur français est brûlée après avoir été exhibée dans la City. Loin de se limiter à l’affrontement de factions adverses à Westminster, la crise antipapiste impliqua des pans entiers de la société urbaine. À Londres, les 8 …

Jacques Necker (and public opinion) [ Politics / Publicity ]

… a key ally in the King’s immediate sphere of influence, with Louis now more likely to fall prey to the conservative faction at court. On another, Necker’s dismissal shook public confidence and sparked chaos in Paris, threatening both the …

Mohock scare [ Feelings & Emotions / Publicity ]

… that the Mohocks took part in a Jacobite plot wherein they were the ‘Forlorn Hope of the French and the Pretender’s Faction’. 18  On March 24 th ,  The Medley  also noted that the topic had become intensely politicized, drawing attention …