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Betting book [ Sports & Gaming accessories ]
… of life insurance. ‘Life insurance was largely an urban phenomenon’ 2 and the growth of the London insurance market was associated with the expansion of English foreign trade in the second half of the seventeenth century. It was …
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West End of London [ Cities / Institutions ]
… particularly the gentleman's club, the coffee house and the casino whilst locations such as the King's Theatre on the Haymarket were places where female aristocrats could regulate entry to high society. Places > Cities Places > Institutions … of luxury was augmented at the beginning of the nineteenth century by the construction of Regent Street and of upmarket arcades (such as the Burlington Arcade on Piccadilly) where the elite could both window shop and sample luxury … elite sociability. Aristocrats felt obliged to purchase annual subscriptions for a box at the King's Theatre on the Haymarket (also known during the period as the Queen's Theatre, depending on who was on the throne). Its high prices …
Aristocracy | Consumption | Clubs | Elite | Gambling | Gender | Opera
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Sporting clubs [ Associational culture / Clubs & Societies ]
Colonies | Gambling | Gaming | Horseracing | Rules | Sports
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