40 Years ago the present Library was created from that under an Act of Parliament in the House of Lords.
However without George III and Lord Grenville his friend we would not know some peoples opinions.
Yes the Georgian Period in history spans 1714 - 1837 George I,II,III,IV,V,VI
The Main happenings - The Union of the Crowns 1707 & The Reform Act 1832.Ireland
Why mention it ? It is my job , I am lucky enough to wonder around beneath the passing Euston Road next to St Pancras railway Station, in a maze of books, which are used as well as Researched, for the Source of Exhibitions held in The British Library.
This Blog, will take you past me in my workplace, in the Time Zone of the coming Exhibition of, The Georgian Period.( no Starbucks then !) that, was Propaganda.
There was Pizza however although not Pizza Express, there was also Travel Agents - The Grand Tour was one form of that shop. Xmas I'm quite sure existed, this is Xmas 2012 outside The British Library.
This was next door as we moved in.
This wad Grorge Bush visiting Buckingham Palace.
huge trucks now crawl past the Library on Euston Road.
If only the truckers could stop for their tea here courtesy of Peyton and Byrne.
Highland Clearances
Clearing the Highlands of people and farming the Sheep takes the Georgian period over to where they the people were cleared to, and our families latest addition there will need his woolly mits.
No comments:
Post a Comment