West End of London [ Cities / Institutions ]
… their products were markers of distinction. Some shops would offer parlours where customers could take refreshment. 2 Booksellers and art auctions became common sights on the Strand in the eighteenth century, spaces that helped construct … It proclaimed the values of monarchy and aristocracy. Thus, even during the Civil War and Interregnum, John Holden's bookshop on the Strand featured works by royalist authors and right up to 1832, the death of Charles I was commemorated …
Aristocracy | Consumption | Clubs | Elite | Gambling | Gender | Opera
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