Georgian London Online
A fascinating history blog named Georgian London provides an intimate view of daily life 18th century London.
“History News Network” says: “From London’s 18th century rookeries, to being a dwarf in 18th century England, to Jeremy Bentham and the birth of a surveillance society, to what it was like to have gout, to bizarre birth stories from Gentleman’s Magazine, Georgian London informs, instructs, and entertains us on ordinary life in 18th century London, emphasizing especially the artisan and immigrant populations of the city. This is fascinating socal history presented in blog formk and is a terrific younger entrant into the burgeoning history blog scene.”
The blog has been voted “History Website of 2009″ by the online readers of History Today magazine, and contains links to other online history blogs, such as Victorian London. Georgian London may be found at http://www.georgianlondon.com/ .
