West End of London [ Cities / Institutions ]
… in a chocolate house on St James's Street in 1693. It became a centre for masculine company but also for gambling, drinking and gossip. It was followed by Boodle's which was established on St. James's Street in 1762, catering … variety of locations in which to interact with one another. Male sociability was shaped by the provision of alcohol and drinking. Hence masculine society high and low was based around the tavern, generating a sociability based around song …
Aristocracy | Consumption | Clubs | Elite | Gambling | Gender | Opera
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