Презентация на тему "Life in the 18th century"

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  Life in the 18th Century

  Anastasia Nelipovich 201B

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  18th Century Homes

  Lancelot Brown (1715-1783) created beautiful gardens He was known as 'Capability' Brown from his habit of looking at land and saying it had 'great capabilities'

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  Famous Garden’s designed by him: Syon Park Clumber Park Weston Park Eustan Hall Garden

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  Robert Adam (1728-1792) Kedleston Hall Hopetoun House

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  Pulteney Bridge, Bath

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  Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779) George Hepplewhite (?-1786) Thomas Sheraton (1751-1806)

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  The famous clockmaker James Cox (1723-1800) made exquisite clocks for the rich

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  18th Century Clothes

  Men wore knee-length trouser like garments called breeches and stockings, waistcoats and frock coats, linen shirts Both men and women wore wigs and for men three-cornered hats were popular Women wore stays (a bodice with strips of whalebone) and hooped petticoats under their dresses

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  18th Century Leisure

  Traditional games remained popular in the 18th century. These included games such as chess, draughts and backgammon, tennis and a rough version of football It is believed dominoes was invented in China. It reached Europe in the 18th century.

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  Horse racing The Jockey Club was formed in 1727. The Derby began in 1780 For the well off card games and gambling were popular The theatre was also popular Cricket The first cricket club was formed at Hambledon in Hampshire about 1750

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  Also in the 18th century rich people visited spas. They believed that bathing in and/or drinking spa water could cure illness Towns like Buxton, Bath and Tunbridge prospered At the end of the 18th century wealthy people began to spend time at the seaside Seaside resorts like Brighton and Bognor boomed Reading The first daily newspaper in England was printed in 1702. The Times began in 1785.

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  Many people enjoyed cruel 'sports' like cockfighting and bull baiting Public executions were also popular and they drew large crowds Boxing without gloves was also popular Furthermore in the late 18th century the circus became a popular form of entertainment

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  18th Century Education

  Charity schools were founded in many towns in England Boys from well off families went to grammar schools Girls from well off families also went to school but it was felt important for them to learn 'accomplishments' like embroidery and music rather than academic subjects Non-comformists or dissenters (Protestants who did not belong to the Church of England) were not allowed to attend most public schools

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  18th Century Transport

  The first turnpikes were created as early as 1663 Transporting goods was also made much easier by digging canals In the early 18th century goods were often transported by packhorse

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  18th Century Medicine

  The famous 18th century surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793) is sometimes called the Father of Modern Surgery. He invented new procedures such as tracheotomy Among other advances a Scottish surgeon named James Lind discovered that fresh fruit or lemon juice could cure or prevent scurvy.

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  A major scourge of the 18th century was smallpox Then, in 1796 a doctor named Edward Jenner (1749-1823) realised that milkmaids who caught cowpox were immune to smallpox. He invented vaccination

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  In 1700 many people believed that scrofula (a form of tubercular infection) could be healed by a monarch's touch One of the most common treatments, for the wealthy, was bathing in or drinking spa water, which they believed could cure all kinds of illness

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   Art and Science in the 18th Century

  During the 18th century England produced two great portrait painters, Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) and Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792). William Hogarth (1697-1764) painted scenes showing the harsh side of 18th century life The Royal Academy of Arts was founded in 1768. In theatre the greatest actor of the 18th century was David Garrick (1717-1779) In science Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) discovered oxygen Henry Cavendish (1731-1810) discovered hydrogen. He also calculated the mass and density of the earth William Herschel (1738-1822) discovered Uranus The Scottish engineer Thomas Telford (1757-1834) built roads, canals and the Menai suspension bridge

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  An oxygen-isolating apparatus

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  Religion in the 18th Century

  George Whitefield (1714-1770) became a great preacher. It was said that he could preach to crowds of 20,000 people (without a microphone) Then in 1738 John Wesley (1703-1791) founded the Methodists At the end of the 18th century religious enthusiasm began to revive. Within the Church of England there were a number of Evangelicals campaigning for an end to slavery