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Death of King George II
King George II died on the 25th of October 1760. Born in Hanover in Germany, George was the last foreign-born British monarch. George succeeded his father, George I to the throne in 1727. On the morning of 25th October 1760, … Continue reading
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Tagged close stool, George I, George II, George III, hot chocolate
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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, Hampton Court, 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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