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All things in relation from January First 1700 up until December 31st 1799 (forget the old calendar).

The best century to ever occur in the history of mankind!

Please share any good books, links, music, or anything related to the history or culture of the 1700's. I allow music such as sea shantys and folk tunes, even if they are modernized, I love that stuff, because of the overlying folk feeling and origin behind it.

Suggested Reading

Lafayette - Harlow Unger A biography of the hero of Two Worlds, mainly focuses on the American and French Revolutions

Candide - Voltaire A satire about the life of a young European, naive in his ways he stumbles into all sorts of trouble. It is mainly a satire of Leibniz's philosophy

Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift A satire about all the problems of man kind and European society of the time

The [American] Crisis - Thomas Paine An American Revolution piece used as a patriotic piece to inspire revolution and help more to join the army

The Age of Reason - Thomas Paine A enlightenment piece meant to pick out the problems with religion and lead towards reason

The Fall and Decline of The Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon not an account of the time period, but written by a fantastic writer of the 18th century)

Fatal Purity : Robespierre and the Revolution - Ruth Scurr A biography on the main leader of the French Revolution

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My personal favorite 18th century setting painting, by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, "The Gardes Françaises and Grenadier Guards invite each other to fire first.".

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2022/06/22
20:54 UTC
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Imagine you are in 18th century palace listening to music coming out from the chambers.

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2021/09/05
23:14 UTC
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From 1700s foundation, old fire place area, any ideas as to what it is??

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2021/05/20
23:46 UTC
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Bartholomew Roberts

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2019/12/07
12:42 UTC
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What was the 18th century overseas transportation procedure for generals in British Empire by ships. Example: How general Howe transported to colonies.

Captains quarters belong to captain, most luxurious place in the ship , but general belong to higher ranks than captain and lets say he is a lord. Who was accommodate in the captains quarters in that kind a situation?

If captain has a certain orders from admiralty and general give to captain another order for present situation , what would captain do?

Is there any situation in 18th century , a captain restricted privileges of a any general or a lord in his ship?

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2019/06/04
02:15 UTC
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1700s percussion black powder smooth bore

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2018/12/09
15:47 UTC
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What's your favourite piece of 18th Century Literature?

There are a lot of great options, so multiple entries may be unavoidable. :)

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2013/04/25
22:23 UTC
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Jon Meacham, author of "Thomas Jefferson: the Art of Power" speaks about the theorist of the American Revolution

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2013/05/03
10:12 UTC
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Russian documentary on the Great Northern War (3 parts, runs to about 80 minutes)

This provides an interesting window into the Russian view on this conflict. The subtitles have been done by someone who isn't really comfortable with English grammar, but they're understandable.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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2013/04/25
18:30 UTC
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Why isn't de Kalb better-remembered?

From what there is on-line, he strikes me as an interesting character and certainly someone worth remembering. The 19th Century apparently agreed! So why is he relatively obscure today? Did de Kalb become unfashionable during the World Wars?

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2013/04/24
07:55 UTC
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Another shanty, less modernized.

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2013/04/17
20:51 UTC
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For those of you who love folk, here is a sea shanty written in the 1700's converted with modern elements.

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2013/04/17
20:51 UTC
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Washington's Generals- Marquis de Lafayette. Not a very deep documentary but good fun.

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2013/04/17
19:23 UTC
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