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Parish churches [ Institutions ]

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The Trial of Thomas Hardy for High Treason (1794) [ Concepts ]

… Mr. Bower. Q. What may your business, or professions be? A. A dancing master. Q: Were you a Member of the Constitutional Society ? A. Yes. Q. You were a Member of both Societies? A. Yes. Q: When were you elected a Member of the Corresponding Society? A. I imagine better than two years ago. Q: How long have you belonged to the Constitutional Society? A. Soon after I became a Member of the Corresponding Society;  I wished to be a Member of the Constitutional …
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Scientific experiments [ Politics & Society / Science ]

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West End of London [ Cities / Institutions ]

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Edinburgh clubs and societies [ Clubs & Societies / Associational culture ]

… and societies of Edinburgh during the long eighteenth century. These indeed reflected the expectations of the Scottish society. This entry presents the interaction of these clubs and societies with the upper-class society as well as with the intellectual and working circles of Edinburgh. In particular, it assesses their influence and … intellectual and  social spheres up until the 1770s. During the Enlightenment era, some societies, such as the Select Society (1754), the Pantheon (1773) and the Belles Lettres Society (1759), expressed concern about the place of women in …
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Scottish Enlightenment [ Political & Moral philosophy ]

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Samuel Pepys [ Art and Literature / Politics ]

… valued as entertaining company among a range of groups. One such group that attracted Pepys was the newly formed Royal Society, which received its first royal charter in 1662. With the King’s backing, empirical science was a fashionable … 1665, having been nominated by Thomas Povey, a colleague. Many of Pepys’s acquaintances were already members, while the Society’s president Lord Brouncker, had recently joined the Navy Board. It made political sense to join the Society, but Pepys was also intrigued. The Society’s interests were wide-ranging: from exploring manufacturing …
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