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Salons [ Associational culture ]

… to secure protections and patronage from influential aristocrats, vie for official positions, and even campaign for election to the academies . At Madame Geoffrin’s Monday salon for artists, ‘Les gens du monde admis dans cette société, y … ‘antechamber’ to the French Academy, where the philosophes could strategically select candidates and campaign for their election; indeed, from 1767 to 1776, eight philosophes were elected to the French Academy, all regular attendees of …

Playbills [ Print culture / Sports & Leisure ]

… were a popular mode for the satirising of current affairs or the lampooning of political figures, especially during election periods. These were usually initially published as fugitive pieces in periodicals but several were later printed … section’). COVENT-GARDEN By Command of their Majesties This Day will be presented (Not acted these Three years) FREE ELECTION, A Farce Old Obstinate, by Mr King, Admiral Broadside (first court candidate) Lord Hood. Judas, (second court …

John Thelwall [ Art and Literature / Politics / Association ]

… for the Author, 1793), vol. 1, p. 83. Thelwall’s political career began when he was a poll clerk for the Westminster election of 1790, in which role he impressed John Horne Tooke, who he subsequently referred to as his ‘intellectual and …

Inns [ Residences & Lodgings ]

… dances and meetings, even jurisdiction; they held auctions, were involved in sporting events, and were central to local election campaigns. They were part of the emerging Habermasian public sphere and essential to communication in urban and …

Royal Society [ Institutions / Clubs & Societies ]

… 1660-1699), 16% clerics and scholars, 16% physicians, 15% courtier and civil servants, and 15% gentlemen (Sorrenson 36). Election to the fellowship was a prestigious appointment and, as secretary, Henry Oldenburg frequently sent out printed …