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Themes
- Antiquarianism (2)
- Comedies (1)
- Country (1)
- Deception drama and misunderstanding (1)
- Gender and sexuality (7)
- Georgian society (1)
- Language and ideas (5)
- Magic illusion and the supernatural (1)
- Magna Carta today (3)
- Military and maritime (1)
- Politeness sensibility and sentimentalism (1)
- Politics and religion (26)
- Power and politics (2)
- Rise of the novel (4)
- Romanticism (1)
- Satire and humour (15)
- Theatre and entertainment (7)
- Town and city (2)
- Tragedies (1)
- Transforming topography (1)
- Travel colonialism and slavery (5)
Creator
- Andrew Marvell (3)
- Charles Lamb (1)
- Clement Walker (1)
- Dancker Danckerts (1)
- Ellie Kurltz [photographer] (1)
- Francis Barlow (1)
- James Maubert (1)
- John Dryden (4)
- John Milton (1)
- John Wright (1)
- King Charles II (1)
- Mary Marvell (1)
- Matthaeus Merian (1)
- Thomas Shadwell (1)
- Unknown (3)
- Unknown [Engraver] (1)
- Virgil (1)
- William Faithorne (1)
- William Davenant (1)
- William Haward (1)
- William Hogarth (1)
- William Shakespeare (1)
Date
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- 1700 (2)
- 1703 (1)
- 1755 (1)
- 1823 (1)
- 2016 (1)
Publisher
Language
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An Account of Popery and Arbitrary Government, 167...
Book, FolioThis anonymous political tract denounces the growing influence of both France and Catholicism at the English court, and ...
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An early manuscript copy of Marvell's 'To His Coy...
Manuscript Created date: c. 1667–82This manuscript miscellany of Restoration poetry contains the earliest known copy of Andrew Marvell’s celebrated lyrical...
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Areopagitica by John Milton, 1644
Book, QuartoThis controversial pamphlet, entitled Areopagitica was written by John Milton in 1644. It argues against the censorship...
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Bribery and debauchery at a Whig electioneering ba...
Print, ImageThis image by William Hogarth, printed in 1755, depicts the violence, gluttony and bribery of an election banquet among...
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Denham Place, Buckinghamshire
Painting, Image Created date: c. 1695This detailed aerial view of Denham Place, the country seat of Sir Roger Hall (1642–1729) MP and Sheriff of Buckinghamsh...
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Dutch picture bible: Bybel-Printen, 1659
Book, Folio, Engraving, Illustration, ImageThe Protestant Reformation that swept through Europe in the 16th century radically reshaped Christianity. It overturned...
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Engraved plate from The Devils Cabinet-Councell wi...
Engraving, Image, IllustrationFollowing his Civil War victory, Oliver Cromwell was declared Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in 1653. But after the...
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First edition of Andrew Marvell's Poems, 1681
Book, Folio, EngravingThis posthumous edition of Andrew Marvell’s (1621–1678) Miscellaneous Poems was the first collected volume of his poetry...
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John Dryden's Fables
BookJohn Dryden’s Fables Ancient and Modern are considered one of his best works, a model of linguistic clarity and elegance...
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Note by Dryden authorising his wife to collect his...
Manuscript, LetterOn 13 April 1668 John Dryden (1631–1700) was appointed England’s first official Poet Laureate. The position of Poet Lau...
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Operatic adaptation of The Tempest by Dryden, Dave...
Book, QuartoBritish theatres reopened in 1660, after an 18 year closure while the country was under Puritan rule. At the Duke’s Thea...
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Pamphlet on the death of Oliver Cromwell
Book, Octavo, Woodcut, Engraving, Engraving, ImageSome Farther Intelligence of the Affairs of England (1659) provides a rare insight into the Protectorate’s official vers...
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Photographs of the RSC's The Rover, 2016
Photograph, Image Created date: 2016Directed by Loveday Ingram, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2016 production of The Rover embraced the play’s raucous ca...
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Poems on Affairs of State, 1703
Book, OctavoAs this book reveals, the political turbulence of the 17th century had a significant impact on literature and readers’ ...
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Portrait of Andrew Marvell
Painting, Image Created date: c. 1655-60This portrait of Andrew Marvell (1621–1678), painted by an unknown artist, dates from around 1655–60. It is the only re...
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