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West End of London [ Cities / Institutions ]
… on the continent, court life in London was relatively weak which meant that even the monarchy went out in search of entertainment. Opera, in particular, was integral to elite sociability. Aristocrats felt obliged to purchase annual … shaped new kinds of distinctly urban culture. New forms of sociability emerged around the networks offered by luxury entertainment and retail. Pierce Egan's novel Life in London (1821) expressed the way in which the West End offered …
Aristocracy | Consumption | Clubs | Elite | Gambling | Gender | Opera
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James, Duke of York and Albany (and court culture in Edinburgh) [ Aristocracy / Cities ]
… 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 …
Aristocracy | Catholicism | Court | Elite | Merchants | Patronage | Scotland
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