A Young Person's Introduction to Life in Georgian Britain

    This was originally intended to be the first in its series... until I discovered that there was a lot more material on the Regency and Victorian eras than on the 18th century :/  It's still rather scanty on artistic and religious movements, so if anyone knows of a good art history site, please let me know!

General information
    Draper, Jenny. "Answering White People's Questions About Slavery: The London History Show." YouTube. March 3, 2021.
    Johnson, James. "There Were No Slaves in Britain?" YouTube. June 28, 2020.
    Thane, Anna M. "Travelling in the 18th century? Don’t forget your passport!" Regency Explorer. March 1, 2022.
    Townsend, Jon. "Do You Know the Difference? Shilling, Sixpence, Halfpenny?" YouTube. July 27, 2021.

Arts and architecture
    Thane, Anna M. "Shades of Blue: Discovering new colours in the 18th Century." Regency Explorer. April 10, 2022.
    —. "A closer look at Georgian chests of drawers." Decorative Collective. No date.
    —. "Enlightenment and the Birth of English Proportion." Woodworkers Institute. July 2, 2024.

Food and drink
    Miller, Max. "18th Century Spiced Hot Chocolate." YouTube. February 23, 2024.
    Miller, Max. "A History of Ice Cream | A Recipe from 1789." YouTube. June 29, 2021.
    Miller, Max. "A History of Ketchup." YouTube. July 12, 2022.
    Miller, Max. "A History of Waffles - Communion Wafers to Eggo." YouTube. March 19, 2024.
    Miller, Max. "History's Fluffiest Dessert! - Everlasting Syllabub." YouTube. May 26, 2020.
    Miller, Max. "Hogmanay Shortbread from 1779." YouTube. December 28, 2021.
    Miller, Max. "How to Make Coffee a Better Way." YouTube. March 11, 2022.
    Miller, Max. "Lobscouse, Hardtack & Navy Sea Cooks." YouTube. January 23, 2024.
    Miller, Max. "Making A Wedding Cake From 1769." YouTube. October 5, 2021.
    Miller, Max. "The First Fad Diet of Georgian England." YouTube. January 3, 2023.
    Miller, Max. "The London Gin Craze and Beyond." YouTube. January 26, 2021.
    Miller, Max. "The Softest Bread In England | How To Make 18th Century Sally Lunn Buns." YouTube. May 12, 2020.

Games and entertainment
    Golden, Paullett. "Boathouses & Rowing Clubs in Georgian England." Paullett Golden Romance. January 1, 2021.
    Old-fashioned Agnes. "18th century games." YouTube. March 21, 2021.
    Thane, Anna M. "Take a look: paper peepshows." Regency Explorer. February 1, 2024.
    van Betuw, Allysia. "Classical Period Music." YouTube. April 23, 2016.

Health and medicine
    Chris the Redcoat. "'Too Clean'." YouTube. March 19, 2021.
    Draper, Jenny. "We Learned Biology By Cutting Up Poor People: The London History Show." YouTube. January 30, 2026.
    Golden, Paullett. "Bamburgh Castle: A Unique Hospital in the 18th Century." Paullett Golden Romance. May 1, 2019.
    Rowe, Kaz. "Resurrectionists: The Body Snatchers that Built Modern Medicine." YouTube. April 28, 2024.

Literature and education
    Dashwood, Ellie. "Regency Era Girl's Education: Homeschooling or Boarding School?" YouTube. April 9, 2021.
    Edinburgh Science. "Moments in Time: The Scottish Enlightenment." YouTube. May 31, 2017.
    Golden, Paullett. "Charades, Riddles, and Literary Societies in Georgian England." Paullett Golden Romance. July 31, 2021.
    Lee, Shea. "Books and BlueStockings -The Blue Stockings Society." YouTube. October 1, 2018.

Religion and folklore
    Cox, Abby. "A Dress Historian Explains the History of the Witch Hat." YouTube. October 18, 2020.
    Johnson, James. "The Fake Welsh Bard Runes of Iolo Morgannwg, Druid and Forger!" YouTube. May 4, 2023.
    Savage, William. "The Georgian Clergy (Part 1)." Pen and Pension. May 6, 2018.

Warfare and empire
    Chris the Redcoat. "A Few More 'Points' on Bayonets - 'Blood Grooves' and 'Lugs'." YouTube. April 27, 2021.
    Chris the Redcoat. "Myth vs Reality: Recruitment and Training in the 18th Century British Army." YouTube. June 24, 2023.

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