Empress generosity and court movements amid European tensions
News reports court largesse for German and Swedish officers, liberty granted to several Russian figures, and talks of succession and asylum. Marital alliances, parliamentary elections, and naval movements frame a broad panorama of 18th century geopolitics and internal affairs in Britain and Europe.
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Germany
Prince Lewis
Brunswick
Finland
Dolgorucky
Dolgorichy
Peter II
Siberia
Duke of Courtland
Prince of
Heflerombourg
Lacy
Prince Czerkaski
M. Pettucheff
Count Gallowin
Afchakov
Kurakin
Trubezkoy
Narefskin
Holstein
Leghorn
Tuscany
Silva
Berlin
Munich
Russia
Wartenburgh
Silesia
Kiel
Fragments of 18th Century London Burial Statistics and Meeting Notice
A dated 1741 notice lists causes of death including drownings and accidents and gives tallies for male and female burials totaling 32 169 with age breakdowns. It records a crown and anchor tavern meeting in the Strand and names Lord Viscount Perceval as chair at the General Meeting of Independent Inhabitants of Westminster.
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Lonod
Lefock
Haddock
Gibraltar
Sicily
Henry Peilatt
Landivert
Bodmyn
Cornwall
Scawen
Lymington
Southampton
Beere
Knights Companions
Bath
Chapel Royal
Hayter
London
Hereford
Sweden
Deptford Yard
Board of Admiralty
Liberty of Westminster
Crown and Anchor
Strand
Lord Perceval
Charles Edwin
Geoffrey
City and Liberty of
Westminster
City and Liberty
Westminster Hall
Charles Wynham, Bart
Apulbee
Westmorland
George Doddington
Bridgwater
Somersetshire
Farringdon
Kerteriche
Mr. Ruffell
St. Bride’s
Senithfeld
Grainger
Savage
Gardner
Gamen
Walthamstow
Norwich
John Drury
Ely
Miss Haris
Thomas Harris
Dorking
Surrey
Strattenstreet
Piccadilly
Dormer
George Laban
Col. de Veil
James Hamilton
Cowes
Virginia
George
Wilkinson
Oporte
Lisbon
Carolina
Thurslay
Seock
South Sea
Truce i Millioa Bank
Royal Experienc
India
Tiree
Crown and Anchor Tavern
Werminster
Viscount Perceval
Iitcress
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Perceval
Epwin
Weliinfer-Hall
St. Paul's Church Yard
S. Ansten
Pookiller
St. Paul’s Church Yard
A&kd
William Redford
Teddington
Middlesex
Edward Owen
Lucy Courtenay
Featherstane
Deceas
Mary Courtenay
Manip Saas
Fai
George ‘Faylor
Aworney Ux Tomes
Dévon
Dropry
John Cornwall
Primrose-Hill
Hamptead
Che
Mr. Badcock