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London theatres (and their audiences) [ Sports & Leisure ]
… of our main sources on the theatre as a central element of London social life. Though he misidentified the titles of the plays he went to see with astonishing regularity, he mentioned every noteworthy personality he encountered there with … of Stapylton’s The Slighted Maid at the Duke’s Theatre, they made their way to a show given by the rival company: ‘The play being done, we took coach and to Court, and there got good places, and saw “The Wilde Gallant,” performed by the King’s house, but it was ill acted, and the play so poor a thing as I never saw in my life almost, and so little answering the name, that from beginning to end, I …
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James, Duke of York and Albany (and court culture in Edinburgh) [ Aristocracy / Cities ]
… The Duke established himself at Holyrood Palace. The fact that his court moved in with him or lived in the vicinity played a central part in the promotion of the royal authority and patronage. The courtiers recovered their traditional … As for the manners of Edinburgh's upper class, they mirrored those of Whitehall. Suddenly, there were more theatre plays, dancing and games in the evening in the Palace or at private houses. Edinburgh became a fashionable place for entertainment. Even Dryden came north to perform a play. The Duke’s court also directly influenced some models of sociability such as the women’s meetings at tea-tables …
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Mary Delany [ Art and Literature / Reading & Writing ]
… for the sole purpose of conversation, and were different in no respect from other parties, but that the company did not play at cards. 10 Diffident of cards, the Bluestockings also disregarded politics and scandal but aimed to combat the … Although Mary Delany’s name is not mentioned in Hannah More’s poem (neither is Hester Thrale ’s even though the latter played an important part in the movement) and although the words 'Bluestocking' or 'Bas-bleu' never occur in her own … babe, Princess Amelia, bearing her part in the entertainment ; sometimes in one of her sister's laps ; sometimes playing with the King on the carpet ; which, altogether, exhibits such a delightful scene, as would require an Addison's …
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Grand Tour [ Mobility / Education ]
… Tourists also met and interacted with other British abroad. Diplomats, particularly ambassadors and special envoys, played an important role in facilitating this and other social activity. Some complained bitterly at the time and …
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