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journey to the dark past
A thousand years ago our forebears lived in a “dark age.” They themselves did not think it was dark and they were only half wrong. To those who think we are entering a new dark age… …Food varied with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward Gibbon, George Macaulay Trevelyan, Jacques le Goff, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Medieval Civilization, Raoul Glaber chronicler, Sharan Newman, The Dark Ages, The Dark Ages food, The Dark Ages housing shelter
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fifty score years ago, our forebears…
Are we entering a new Dark Age? Is one at hand? We might well to look back to the last Dark Age, which beclouded Europe from the fall of Rome to the beginning of the brilliant Middle Age in, more … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayeaux Tapestry, Edward Gibbon, Frank Thadeusz, George Macaulay Trevelyan, Jacques le Goff, Limbourg Brothers, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Professor Lynn White, Raoul Glaber chronicler, The Dark Ages, The Middle Ages
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high on the hog: boastful splendiferous types
…Of what there is no doubt is that this life was wasteful, extravagant, ostentatious- an appalling contrast, as Dr. Samuel Johnson noted, to the human wretchedness of rural or urban slums; yet it was saved both by its humanity and … Continue reading
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Tagged David Garrick, Dr. Samuel Johnson, Earl of Egremont, George Macaulay Trevelyan, George Stubbs, Henry Fielding, James Boswell, Johann Zoffany, John Berger, Jonathan Jones Guardian, Madame Pickwick, Sir Robert Walpole, Thomas Gainsborough, William Hogarth
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a fine sight it was
The noble houses and regal living of eighteenth century England… …Lord Egremont celebrated special occasions- victories, coronations, royal birthdays, and, of course, his own- with vast public entertainments that amazed even his own time. Here is a description of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Greville, George Macaulay Trevelyan, George Morland paintings, J.E. Neal painter, James Brydges Duke of Chandos, James Gillray, James Leigh Adlestrop, Jane Austen, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Lady Caroline Brydges, Lord Egremont, Lord Egremont Petworth, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Princely Duke of Chandos
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the good ole’ days: conspicuous they were
The noble houses of eighteenth century England and the regal lifestyles that accompanied them. Life was good if you had money and bling was king… As with paintings, so it was with all that was rare, exotic, and costly: nobleman … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin West, David Garrick, Dr. Pepusch, George Macaulay Trevelyan, James Brydges Duke of Chandos, Johann Zoffany, Lord Egremont of Petworth, Lord Stavordale, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Pompeo Batoni, Pompeo Batoni paintings, Princely Duke of Chandos, Sir Peter Beckford, Sir Robert Walpole
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glories of ownership
The noble houses of eighteenth century England… …For these rooms no expense was spared. The finest plaster workers were brought in from Italy; tons of mahogany and other rare woods were imported from the East and West Indies; gold leaf … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Palladio, Andrew Mellon art collection, Catherine of Russia, David Allan painter Scotland, George Macaulay Trevelyan, Houghton Hall England, Lord Sandys, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Robert Adam Architect, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir Peter Beckford, Sir Robert Walpole, Surgeon William inglis, Syon House, Vanbrugh estates England, William Kent Architect
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1000 years whence
One thousand years ago our forebears lived in a “dark age.” They themselves did not think it was dark, and they were only half wrong… …Science as we know it, did not exist. The idea of experiment and discovery did … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbot Notker Balbulus, Abbot of Cluny Magilo, Bishop Adalberon of Reims, George Macaulay Trevelyan, Harley Psalter, Hatto I Archbishop of Mainz, Hucbald monk of St.-Amand, Limbourg Brothers, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Madrid Skylitzes, Raoul Glaber chronicler, Saint Gall Switzerland, The Dark Ages, Utrech Psalter
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