Molly Joyful
I use wordpress mainly as an inventory of information about the Royal Navy, British history, art, music, politics, daily life and fashion in the 18th century. I do this because I'm a geek.
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resource 18th century 19th century art age of sail royal navy tv cuthbert collingwood news ships trafalgar nelson horatio nelson random fashion books tall ships hms victory emma collingwood andrew buchan
TV: Do Not Miss! Banished and Poldark will Start this Week!
4 March 2015
And so it begins! BANISHED BBC Two Thursday, 5 March, 9pm In his latest TV drama Banished, writer Jimmy McGovern tells a brutal story about the first British convicts to be transported...
2015 goes 18th and 19th Century, telly-wise – what can we look forward to?
3 January 2015
I’m still waiting for something to even remotely provide me with the entertainment and delight of Garrow’s Law and the handsomeness that’s Andrew Buchan (and no, neither...
For Sale: “The Cockpit / Pit Ticket” – William Hogarth, original print, hand colouring, 1759
26 November 2014
Mrs Molly Joyful is flogging off the crown jewels… THE COCKPIT / PIT TICKET by William Hogarth Engraving with hand colouring in watercolour on cream wove paper, 1759. 320×385...
Did Napoleon get up your nose? No surprise!
29 May 2014
Pardon the pun, but I couldn’t resist when coming across this snuff box on the Antiques Roadshow. A snuff box in the shape of Napoleon’s hat – now I’ve...