Political Graffiti in Georgian Britain
The 18th century was the age of graffiti, when the writing on the wall turned political.
Madeleine Pelling
Modern Times
How did those living in an age of enlightenment see themselves?
Lives Laid Bare: Celebrity, Death and the Georgian Auction
Auctions, presided over by charismatic storytelling showmen, became social events in the 18th century, where middle-class Georgians could pick over the possessions of the dead and see close up the tactile relics of celebrity.