Taverns [ Food & Drink venues ]
… century, and when John Freeth took over its management in 1768 it became associated in particular with political debate, initially in support of John Wilkes and then for various radical political causes, including housing a Jacobin … (London: Penguin Classics, 1986), p. 86-89, p. 93-117. Particularly in the 1790s, when taverns became embroiled in debates about the French Revolution, these published proceedings, toasts, and songs became highly contentious, and …
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