British Museum

Sheila O'Connell

London was the largest city in the world in the middle of the 18th century when the British Museum was founded, and characterized by contrasts of innovation and tradition, wealth and poverty, crime and philanthropy. This is the catalogue of a special exhibition celebrating the museum's anniversary.

London 1753

Tim Harris

Steven Zwicker

Kevin Sharpe

Susan Shifrin

Andrew Walkling

Joseph Roach

This volume brings together ten distinguished scholars of history, literature, music, theatre, and art to explore the political and cultural implications of the court's transgressive new character.

Politics, Transgression, and Representation at the Court of Charles II

Sheila O'Connell

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