Tag Archives: William III
At your Convenience
We largely tend to take the lavatory for granted nowadays, but in pre-Victorian times, the average person’s daily constitutional would have likely involved varying levels of discomfort, draughts and conspicuousness in the open landscape. If one had the means, one … Continue reading
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Tagged bourdaloue, buttocks, cesspit, chamber pot, Chantilly, close stool, commode, constitutional, Francois Boucher, garderobe, gong farmer, Henry VIII, James Gillray, lavatory, Napoleon Bonaparte, necessary stool, night soil collector, night stool, posterior, potty, privy furniture, Staffordshire pot, William III
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Queen Anne
Anne was born on February 6th, 1665 to Anne Hyde and James II. Although James was a nonconformist, Anne was baptised an Anglican. Anne’s older sister, Mary, also a Protestant, married William II and jointly succeeded Anne’s and Mary’s father to … Continue reading
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Tagged Duchess of Marlborough, James II, Mary II, Queen Anne, William III
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