Seattle Times

Gossip in 18th-century London

In “The School for Scandal,” gossip is not merely a pastime for tony Londoners. It is a credo and a calling. Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1777 satirical comedy of manners constructs an ornate ...
BBC

Bird's-eye view of London seen in 280-year-old map

An 18th Century official map of London is to be republished 280 years after its first printing. John Rocque's An Exact Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, and the Borough of Southwark ...

Seeds of Exchange reveals the untold story of the plant collectors who connected Canton and London in the 18th century

Blake cultivated plants in his own Canton garden, experimenting with germination and growth and sending seeds back to Britain ...
Rolling Stone

David Bowie Was Secretly Writing a Musical About 18th-Century London Before He Died

David Bowie secretly began working on a musical set in 18th-century London in the months leading up to his death in 2016, according to new notes discovered locked in his New York City office. Bowie ...