Jardin de Paris
The Jardin de Paris was a café-concert hall owned by the proprietor of the Moulin Rouge. Below are some examples of posters from the Jardin de Paris including a Fete…
Moulin Rouge Cabaret
Moulin Rouge is a cabaret in Paris, France. The original house, which burned down in 1915, was co-founded in 1889 by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the…
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Montmartre
During the Belle Époque from 1872 to 1914, many notable artists lived and worked in Montmartre, where the rents were low and the atmosphere congenial. Pierre-Auguste Renoir rented space at…
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Belle Epoque
The Belle Époque or La Belle Époque (French: [bɛlepɔk]; French for "Beautiful Epoch") was a period of French and Western history. It is conventionally dated from the end of the…
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was a Belgian-born actress trained in ballet in Amsterdam and made her London stage debut in 1948 in the chorus for High Button Shoes. On Colette's recommendation she…
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Duke’s Theatre, Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Duke's Theatre, Lincoln's Inn Fields. The Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre was located in the Fields from 1661 to 1848 when it was demolished. Originally called the Duke's Theatre, it was…
John Shipp
John Shipp (March 1784 – 1834) was a British soldier and author best known for his memoirs, which were popular and ran to at least four editions. Shipp began his…
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-1792)
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-1792), Prime Minister. A skilled statesman, and Prime Minister at the age of 37, North was placed in office by George III to contend…
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke was an Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons with the…
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George IV
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover following the death…
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Thomas Lawrence
Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA FRS (13 April 1769 – 7 January 1830) was a leading English portrait painter and the fourth president of the Royal Academy. Lawrence was a child…
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Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is notable for its long association with the English and later British royal family and…
