# georgian (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover georgian. Page: Feed: --- ## [How a 1672 tragedy may have influenced the raising of Dido Elizabeth Belle](https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/how-a-1672-tragedy-may-have-influenced-the-raising-of-dido-elizabeth-belle/) _2026-07-06 · Sarahmurden · All Things Georgian_ Prompted by an email from a reader, David Lear, this article takes us back long before the Georgian era. We begin in 1672, on the island of Guernsey, inside the 800-year-old walls of Castle Cornet, which was at the time, the official residence of Governor, Sir Christopher Hatton. His household included his mother, his sisters, Continue reading How a 1672 tragedy may have influenced the raising of… ## [Guest post – Casting a little light upon William Williams of Norwich (fl. 1758 to 1797)](https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/guest-post-casting-a-little-light-upon-william-williams-of-norwich-fl-1758-to-1797/) _2026-06-22 · Sarahmurden · All Things Georgian_ I am delighted to welcome back Jim Symington who has written several articles for All Things Georgian, incuding Catherine Clements and Selina Diana Catherine Milner. With that, I ll hand you over to Jim to tell you about his recently acquired painting: I am fortunate to have come into possession of a painting traditionally called Young Continue reading Guest post Casting a little light upon… ## [Clifton Parish Lower churchyard, also referred to as ‘The Strangers Burial Ground’](https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2026/06/08/clifton-parish-lower-churchyard-also-referred-to-as-the-strangers-burial-ground/) _2026-06-08 · Sarahmurden · All Things Georgian_ Today I am delighted to welcome back Dr Paul Main, a regular guest to All Things Georgian to share more fascinating information about Bristol. Paul has contributed several articles previously, such as The Romantic Poets in Bristol and The Story of the Hotwell at Bristol which if you haven t read them already, they are fascinating, Continue reading Clifton Parish Lower churchyard, also referred to… ## [Phoebe Hessel: Brighton’s 108-Year-Old Soldier](https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/phoebe-hessel-brightons-108-year-old-soldier/) _2026-05-25 · Sarahmurden · All Things Georgian_ Today’s article is about Phoebe Hessel who lived a remarkable life, in part as a man. According to her grave, she was born in 1713, so right at the end of the reign of Queen Anne and lived long enough to see George IV become king in 1821. If her age was correctly noted in Continue reading Phoebe Hessel: Brighton’s 108-Year-Old Soldier ## [Guest post by R M Healey – John Spencer Smith: an English gentleman on the make in late eighteenth century Constantinople – Part 2](https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/guest-post-by-r-m-healey-john-spencer-smith-an-english-gentleman-on-the-make-in-late-eighteenth-century-constantinople-part-2/) _2026-05-11 · Sarahmurden · All Things Georgian_ In the previous article, we left John Spencer Smith, the former page boy at the Royal court, Oxford graduate, failed soldier (on half pay as a ‘ reduced lieutenant ‘ of 8th regiment of foot from December 1792 to December 1793 ) and blagger among the diplomats in late eighteenth century Constantinople, investing in a Continue reading Guest post by R M Healey John Spencer Smith: an English gentleman… ## [Guest post by R M Healey – John Spencer Smith: an English gentleman on the make in late eighteenth century Constantinople](https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/guest-post-by-r-m-healey-john-spencer-smith-an-english-gentleman-on-the-make-in-late-eighteenth-century-constantinople/) _2026-04-27 · Sarahmurden · All Things Georgian_ I am delighted to welcome back R M Healey, who has written several articles for All Things Georgian who is going to tell us more about an Englishman in Constantinople. Born in 1769 in Midgham, Berkshire, the son of John Smith, a merchant, and younger brother of the naval hero, William Sidney Smith, John Spencer Continue reading Guest post by R M Healey John Spencer Smith: an English gentleman on… ## [Guest post by Jennie Goutet – 18th century Spa : the Café de l’Europe](https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/guest-post-by-jennie-goutet-18th-century-spa-the-cafe-de-leurope/) _2026-04-13 · Sarahmurden · All Things Georgian_ I am delighted to welcome a new guest to All Things Georgian, Jennie Goutet. She is the best-selling author of eighteen historical romances, including the Clavering Chronicles, Memorable Proposals, and The Bridwells’ Grand Tour series. Her books have received first place in historical romance for the New England Reader’s Choice Awards and have hit the Continue reading Guest post by Jennie Goutet… ## [A Prison Romance – Guest Post by Elaine Thornton](https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/a-prison-romance-guest-post-by-elaine-thornton/) _2026-03-30 · Sarahmurden · All Things Georgian_ I was delighted when Elaine Thornton contacted me about another story she had unearthed some new information about, so I ll hand over to Elaine to tell you more about a tale with an unexpected ending. While looking through the Home Office papers for 1786 for an earlier article on Margaret Nicholson, I came across an Continue reading A Prison Romance Guest Post by Elaine Thornton ## [The fashion for Spring 1826 featuring Urling’s lace](https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2026/03/16/the-fashion-for-spring-1826-featuring-urlings-lace/) _2026-03-16 · Sarahmurden · All Things Georgian_ Today, we will take a brief look at spring fashionable London dress from two hundred years ago courtesy of the trusty reference book, Ackermann, Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics. The 1820’s saw a transition in fashion from Neoclassical to the Romantic and guidance was readily available for the fashion conscious woman Continue reading The fashion for… ## [The Horror of a White Coat: the Clothes of Jane Austen’s Male Protagonists Imagined](https://www.historysymposium.com/2026/03/15/the-horror-of-a-white-coat-the-clothes-of-jane-austens-male-protagonists-imagined/) _2026-03-15 · Chris McKay · History Symposium_ ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/aFHrSnSVjTp8) _2026-03-15 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [The Tragic Fate of Sarah Arrowsmith: The Pitchfork Poisoning](https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/the-tragic-fate-of-sarah-arrowsmith-the-pitchfork-poisoning/) _2026-03-02 · Sarahmurden · All Things Georgian_ Alford is a small market town in rural Lincolnshire, which, in 1823, had a population of under 2,000. In December of that year, however, it gained national notoriety. Why? Sadly, it was due to a young woman named Sarah Arrowsmith, who died at the hands of her ‘partner’, John Smith. He was charged with poisoning Continue reading The Tragic Fate of Sarah Arrowsmith: The Pitchfork Poisoning ## [Snuff and the Regency Elite](https://about1816.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/snuff-and-the-regency-elite/) _2026-02-16 · jamesdhobsonuk · Georgian and Victorian Britain_ Rather like today – arguably – the elite Regency drug of choice went up the nose. When the Georgian ruling classes craved tobacco, they reached for their snuffbox, very possibly from a pouch specially designed for that purpose in their waistcoat. Snuff taking was a refined activity, a marker of social status, and a way ## [A Revolutionary Legacy: Haiti’s King Henry Christophe](https://www.historysymposium.com/2026/02/15/a-revolutionary-legacy-haitis-king-henry-christophe/) _2026-02-15 · Chris McKay · History Symposium_ ## [What did the Commissariat Ever Do for Wellington’s Army?](https://www.historysymposium.com/2026/01/04/what-did-the-commissariat-ever-do-for-wellingtons-army/) _2026-01-04 · Chris McKay · History Symposium_ ## [Searching for Shadrach Byfield, a Disabled Veteran of the War of 1812](https://www.historysymposium.com/2025/12/21/searching-for-shadrach-byfield-a-disabled-veteran-of-the-war-of-1812/) _2025-12-21 · Chris McKay · History Symposium_ ## [Mathematical Model Describing the Process of Interaction Between Georgian, Laz, Mingrelian, and Svan Population](https://proceedings.taas.ge/index.php/taas/article/view/10321) _2025-12-18 · Proceedings of Tskhum-Abkhazian Academy of Sciences_ This paper examines the fourth period of Kartvelian population transformation, during which Laz and Mingrelian languages emerged from the Zan linguistic base, leading to the formation of four Kartvelian languages: Georgian, Laz, Mingrelian, and Svan. This process involves internal linguistic-cultural interactions and external influences (assimilation, dissimilation). A mathematical model,… ## [Internet Client-side Technology in Education](https://proceedings.taas.ge/index.php/taas/article/view/10353) _2025-12-18 · Proceedings of Tskhum-Abkhazian Academy of Sciences_ An Internet-based application was developed using client-side technologies. The capabilities of modern browsers were used, which in addition to editing capabilities for the programming languages JavaScript, HTML, have built-in Storage for Data. Specifically, storage capabilities are considered LocalStorage. Using browser storages, a Comprehensive System of Testing (CST) has been built. With the… ## [Polymers in Medicine](https://proceedings.taas.ge/index.php/taas/article/view/10363) _2025-12-18 · Proceedings of Tskhum-Abkhazian Academy of Sciences_ Polymers have truly revolutionized modern medicine. Healthcare and everyday life are unimaginable without their wide-ranging use. Often it becomes necessary to completely replace a damaged organ or tissue. This is possible via transplantation or implantation. Transplantation brings up a number of problems: include scientific, moral-ethical, legal issues. Existing tissue and organ banks can only… ## [Structure and Functioning of the Sumerian Economy](https://proceedings.taas.ge/index.php/taas/article/view/10364) _2025-12-18 · Gia Kvashilava · Proceedings of Tskhum-Abkhazian Academy of Sciences_ This study discusses the main components of the Sumerian economy: agriculture, temple and palace economies, trade, labour organization, accounting systems, and redistribution mechanisms. The Sumerian economy, which flourished in southern Mesopotamia during the 4th–3rd millennia BC, represented one of the earliest organized economic systems. Agriculture, developed on the fertile soils created by… ## [Portuguese East India Shareholder Company](https://proceedings.taas.ge/index.php/taas/article/view/10365) _2025-12-18 · Izolda Beltadze · Proceedings of Tskhum-Abkhazian Academy of Sciences_ Our goal is to study the Portuguese East India Company. How was it created, what was its social composition? and the rules for accepting members of the company, what goods they traded, where the trade routes stretched geographically, what ultimately led to the unsuccessful end of this company's existence. After the Great Geographical Discoveries, trade routes shifted to the countries of the… ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uEYjjBMHjBJB) _2025-12-18 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Fraternity Institution in the Caucasian Highlanders](https://proceedings.taas.ge/index.php/taas/article/view/10366) _2025-12-18 · Salome Bakhia-Okruashvili · Proceedings of Tskhum-Abkhazian Academy of Sciences_ During the so-called brother adopting custom among the Caucasian highlanders two members of a clan not related by blood would become related with each other. Mostly the habit was spread between men. Both in Georgian and Caucasian highlanders’ life various rules of fraternity were stated. As a result of negotiations an oathmaking and rulesharing with one another took place. The oathbreaker was… ## [Infectious Diseases and Related Beliefs in Abkhazia](https://proceedings.taas.ge/index.php/taas/article/view/10367) _2025-12-18 · Nino Kharchilava · Proceedings of Tskhum-Abkhazian Academy of Sciences_ Among the traditional beliefs and representations of the modern Abkhazian population, the infectious disease batonebi and its associated customs are noteworthy. Batonebi is a general name for infectious diseases, which is widespread in almost all corners of Georgia. The names of pantobia-type diseases were mentioned with modesty in traditional societies, which indicated their divine nature.… ## [Artificial Intelligence as a Component of Media Didactics](https://proceedings.taas.ge/index.php/taas/article/view/10368) _2025-12-18 · Proceedings of Tskhum-Abkhazian Academy of Sciences_ This article addresses the pressing issue of applying artificial intelligence (AI) in education, proposing its consideration as a component of media didactics. A brief overview of the historical development of both AI and media didactics is provided. The paper explores the various fields of AI application, with a particular focus on education. It outlines the stages of AI integration into… ## [Bringing the Names Carved in Stone Back to Life](https://www.historysymposium.com/2025/11/23/bringing-the-names-carved-in-stone-back-to-life/) _2025-11-23 · Chris McKay · History Symposium_ ## [“Much Depends on the Proper Display of the Contour:” Corsetry in the Early Nineteenth Century](https://www.historysymposium.com/2025/10/19/much-depends-on-the-proper-display-of-the-contour-corsetry-in-the-early-nineteenth-century/) _2025-10-19 · Chris McKay · History Symposium_ ## [Dieppe as Seen by Canadian War Correspondents](https://www.historysymposium.com/2025/04/14/dieppe-as-seen-by-canadian-war-correspondents/) _2025-04-14 · Chris McKay · History Symposium_ ## [Historical Treasures in the Archives of the Canadian Army Journal](https://www.historysymposium.com/2025/03/23/historical-treasures-in-the-archives-of-the-canadian-army-journal/) _2025-03-23 · Chris McKay · History Symposium_ ## [Soldiers That Made the Empire: The Men of Napoleon’s Grande Armée](https://www.historysymposium.com/2025/01/17/soldiers-that-made-the-empire-the-men-of-napoleons-grande-armee/) _2025-01-17 · Chris McKay · History Symposium_ ## [Lofty Eagles and Ragged Eagles: Spiritual Icons in the Age of Enlightenment](https://www.historysymposium.com/2025/01/17/lofty-eagles-and-ragged-eagles-spiritual-icons-in-the-age-of-enlightenment/) _2025-01-17 · Chris McKay · History Symposium_ ## [Georgian Judge Lord Ellenborough and his struggle against pornography.](https://about1816.wordpress.com/2024/12/20/georgian-judge-lord-ellenborough-and-his-struggle-against-pornography/) _2024-12-20 · jamesdhobsonuk · Georgian and Victorian Britain_ First, a disclaimer. Pornography was not a word that was used in the Georgian era; the first reference in any Victorian newspaper seems to be the Hereford Times of 1858, when it is used in its absolute literal sense of writings about prostitutes in Roman Pompeii. It gathered its modern meaning in the 1880s, but ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/19nCqXFFf44W) _2024-12-20 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [The Georgian ‘Establishment’: Seen Through the Life and Trials of Edward Law, Lord Ellenborough](https://about1816.wordpress.com/2024/11/26/the-georgian-establishment-and-one-of-its-members-edward-law-lord-ellenborough/) _2024-11-26 · jamesdhobsonuk · Georgian and Victorian Britain_ About1816 @jameshobson.bsky.social My new book is a biography of one man and a review of the Georgian ruling class in the period 1770–1820. It covers their institutions, their mentality, their modus operandi, and how they maintained their position as the ruling establishment. The story of Georgian Britain’s top ten thousand is told through one of ## [Interested in the Radical side of Victorian politics?](https://about1816.wordpress.com/2024/10/27/interested-in-the-radical-side-of-victorian-politics/) _2024-10-27 · jamesdhobsonuk · Georgian and Victorian Britain_ Hi there! In the past you have subscribed to my Georgian history website. Just in case the Victorians interest you too, could I offer my book, cheap (99p) on kindle in the UK at the moment ?