… they voted for the opposition!). 3 3 . O’Gorman, ‘Campaign Rituals and Ceremonies: The Social Meaning of Elections in England 1780-1860’, Past & Present, 135 (1992), p. 84, 102. Once (and often before) an election had been called, …
… at stake in the period’s sociability. 13 . Kate Davison, ‘Occasional Politeness and Gentlemen’s Laughter in 18th-Century England’, The Historical Journal (vol. 57, n° 4, 2014), p. 921-945. 14 . John Hope, ‘His defence of laughter, against …