Meet the Macaronis
During the 1770s there emerged a new type of fashionable fellow: the Macaroni, whose style was frequently and easily lampooned by cartoonists and the media.
Aileen Ribeiro
Mrs Cornelys and Carlisle House
Aileen Ribeiro describes the masquerades and concerts that took place in eighteenth century Soho, as devised by the socialite, opera singer, and adventuress from Vienna.
The King of Denmark’s Masquerade
On his visit to England in 1768, the King of Denmark held an elaborate masked ball in London. By Aileen Ribeiro.
The Old and New Worlds of Mardi Gras
How an all-American celebration evolved from the pre-Lent carnivals of the Old World.