Love in a Modern Household: A glimpse into life at Boston Manor House
Modern notions of love arguably arose in the mid-eighteenth century, influenced by the Enlightenment cult of sensibility and the sentimental notions of childhood and the family.
Love, Loss, and Longing at Ham House
A deep dive into some of the incredible stories of love, loss and longing that can be found in the collection at Ham House.
‘Charms Often Sought – So Rarely Found!’: The Loves of David Garrick
How excruciatingly dull David Garrick’s private life must have seemed to the scandal mongers of eighteenth-century England, not a jot of salaciousness to be found to ‘mock his own grinning’.
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Turbulent Love Life and Tragic Death of Lady Caro Lamb
This talk explores the life of one of Chiswick’s most sensational residents: Lady Caroline Lamb, author of the scandalous novel, ‘Glenarvon’ (1816), niece of the Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana Cavendish, and wife of British Prime Minister, William Lamb.
Devotion, Lust, and an Exploding King – Stories of Love and Death from Medieval and Tudor Syon
This talk explores the themes of love and death at Syon Park throughout its rich medieval and Tudor history.