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News

New collaborative doctoral award announced

Monday 10 February 2025

We are pleased to announce a new collaborative doctoral award in partnership with the National Trust on At Home with Angelica Kauffman: The Material and Print Culture of an Eighteenth-Century Artist.


Dr Alison O'Byrne publishes new book on eighteenth century London

Thursday 23 January 2025

Warm congratulations to Alison O'Byrne on the publication of her book, The Art of Walking in London: Representing the Eighteenth-Century City, 1700–1830.


Dr Sophie Coulombeau publishes new open access book on the Burneys

Wednesday 12 June 2024

Warm congratulations to Sophie Coulombeau on the publication of her book, Reading with the Burneys: Patronage, Paratext, and Performance.


News Archive

Events

Sat
8
Mar

A Maze without a Plan? Display in Sir John Soane’s Museum

Part of the York Georgian Society 2024/2025 Autumn Lecture Series.

Tue
11
Mar

Strangers to the City: Travel and Tourism in Eighteenth-Century London

Alison O'Byrne will discuss the perceptions of London in the eighteenth century within the European culture of travel and tourism.

Fri
4
Apr

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