18th Century Writing Resources

necessary-glitter:

Because I’ve had these in my bookmarks for a while and I thought it was high time I get a little more organized.

Fashion

Glorious Historical Costuming Blog

Men’s Hats

18 Century Undergarments

More Clothes (Includes sections for men, women, and children)

Clothing of the Upper Class

Accessories

Wigs and Hats

Crime

Highly frequented locations

Highwaymen

Organized Crime

Rising Crime Rates

Pick-pocketing and Petty Theft

Counterfeiting

Smuggling

Gambling

Prostitution 

Punishments for Various Crimes

Crime and Punishment

Crime in Popular Culture

Children

Children’s Toys, Dolls, and Games

Children’s Education

Children’s Literature

Upper-class children: Girls, Boys

Lower-class children: Girls, Boys

Women

Female Journalism

Women Writers

Women’s Emotions

Life as a Woman Interactive Quiz

More on Life as a Woman

Gender Expectations

Motherhood

Rebellious Women (Info on pirates, entrepreneurs, writers, promiscuity, and the lives of black women)

Entertainment

Mass Entertainment

Tea Ceremonies and Porcelain

Blood Sports

Violence in 18th Century Entertainment (Public execution, cockfighting, boxing, etc.)

Masquerade Balls

Leisure Activities

Fairs

Theater Culture

More on Theater

Print Culture

Shopping

Food and Drink

Alcohol

Cultural Rules for Dining in England

A Three Course Dinner for Ten (Comes with recipes!)

1700s Food

Romance

Courtship

More on Courtship

Marriage (And Married Life)

England’s Gay Community (Site’s color scheme is pretty hideous; prepare for some eye bleeding)

The Gay Underworld (Molly houses and pickups)

Lesbianism

The Lower Class

Servant Life:

Female

Male

The Lady’s Maid Position

A Day in the Life of a Lady’s Maid

The Servant Hierarchy

Poverty and Crime

Vagabonds and Beggars

Misc.

18th Century Etiquette (Contains brief sections on behavior, fashion, theater, military, social hierarchy, and marriage)

English Social Structure

Mid 17th to Early 18th Century Aristocrats and Self Defense

Colonial Occupations

Hospitals

18th Century Language (Greetings, forms of address, etc)

Finances in England

Home Remedies

London’s Coffehouse Culture

More on Coffehouse Culture (Much more comprehensive)

18th Century Slang

The British Army

Carriages/Coaches

The East India Trading Company

Architecture

Money/Currency

Slavery

More on Slavery

Commerce

18th Century Duels

Morality in the 18th Century

Religious Satire

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