Theatre Royal, Launceston Tasmania, Monday 27 July 1874 Joshua Artis elbows his way through the milling bodies to stake his place in the centre of the pit. Expertly he balances his beer without spilling a drop, winking at the ladies in their fancy frocks and ribbing the fellas he meets down the taverns. Infanticide at the Star Inn.

Blogging about anything and everything to do with the Georgian Era. In August 1822, a year after his coronation, King George IV made a trip to Scotland, the first British monarch to do so for 170 years. The entire trip was stage managed by the author Sir Walter Scott, with much pageantry, but some mistakes did happen. Via Brown digital repository, Brown University Library. The visit began on the 10.

Friday, August 14, 2015. Fifteen Things a Good Georgian Coachman Would Not Do. There were also fifteen things a good Georgian coachman would not do. Here they are in their entirety. Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Daniel Dunglas Home - The Victorian Spiritualist. Monday, August 10, 2015. In it, Major Nelson Roberts is haunted by his experiences in the Kabul campaign, and, with that in mind, here is her post on the First Afghan War. Friday, August 7, 2015.