Bad Blood and Indecent Expressions
By Matthew DeCloedt Standing before the Jamaican government’s ‘Councill’ in the spring of 1689, an unnamed doctor explained how comments spoken under his breath could have been construed as defamatory....
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By Jacqeuline Schoenfeld Like Lisa Smith, I am a sucker for animal stories. As a child (and young adult) some of my favorite movies included Homeward Bound, Babe and George of the Jungle. There is...
View ArticleEighteenth-Century English Gardens and the Exchange with Europe
By Chelsea Clark The Sloane Correspondence is a rich source of information about gardening in the eighteenth century. The science of gardening at this time was a shared experience between friends and...
View ArticlePublic and Private Gardens in the Eighteenth Century
By Chelsea Clark Sloane was unique in his collecting habits and connections to gardens. He was passionate about obtaining plant specimens and discovering their various medical uses, however, appeared...
View ArticleA Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed
By James Hawkes Saving lives may have been Sir Hans Sloane’s day job as a physician, but in one case he even saved a friend from the hangman: Patrick Blair, who had been sentenced to death for high...
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Timing is Everything
William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Uploaded by: Materialscientist. By Matthew De Cloedt Hans Sloane received many gifts from myriad places and numerous people. The two books...
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Missed Opportunities in Early Modern Exploration?
A map of “Terra Australis” by Jan Janssonius (1657). Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Uploaded by: Joop Rotte. By Matthew De Cloedt In early December 1721 James Brydges, the first Duke of Chandos, requested...
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How to Build a Universal Collection, or Nicknackatory
By James Hawkes Sloane and I at the British Museum. The sheer immensity of Sloane’s collection poses a daunting challenge for the researcher, especially given its present division among different...
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Sloane the Chocolatier: A Tasty Myth
By James Hawkes Sir Hans Sloane is a man who is justly remembered for many things, as a philanthropist, President of the Royal Society, and father of the British Museum. But one thing it seems he shall...
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A Most Dangerous Rivalry
By James Hawkes The Royal Society is in turmoil as competing factions battle for control. Not only is our hero Hans Sloane’s job on the line, but the very existence of the Royal Society hangs in the...
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Timing is Everything
William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Uploaded by: Materialscientist. By Matthew De Cloedt Hans Sloane received many gifts from myriad places and numerous people. The two books...
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Missed Opportunities in Early Modern Exploration?
A map of “Terra Australis” by Jan Janssonius (1657). Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Uploaded by: Joop Rotte. By Matthew De Cloedt In early December 1721 James Brydges, the first Duke of Chandos, requested...
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How to Build a Universal Collection, or Nicknackatory
By James Hawkes Sloane and I at the British Museum. The sheer immensity of Sloane’s collection poses a daunting challenge for the researcher, especially given its present division among different...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sloane the Chocolatier: A Tasty Myth
By James Hawkes Sir Hans Sloane is a man who is justly remembered for many things, as a philanthropist, President of the Royal Society, and father of the British Museum. But one thing it seems he shall...
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A Most Dangerous Rivalry
By James Hawkes The Royal Society is in turmoil as competing factions battle for control. Not only is our hero Hans Sloane’s job on the line, but the very existence of the Royal Society hangs in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bad Blood and Indecent Expressions
By Matthew DeCloedt Standing before the Jamaican government’s ‘Councill’ in the spring of 1689, an unnamed doctor explained how comments spoken under his breath could have been construed as defamatory....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Straight From the Horse’s Mouth
By Jacqeuline Schoenfeld Like Lisa Smith, I am a sucker for animal stories. As a child (and young adult) some of my favorite movies included Homeward Bound, Babe and George of the Jungle. There is...
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Eighteenth-Century English Gardens and the Exchange with Europe
By Chelsea Clark Statue of Sir Hans Sloane in the Society of Apothecaries Physic Garden in Chelsea. Credit: Wellcome Library, London. The Sloane Correspondence is a rich source of information about...
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Public and Private Gardens in the Eighteenth Century
By Chelsea Clark Sloane was unique in his collecting habits and connections to gardens. He was passionate about obtaining plant specimens and discovering their various medical uses, however, appeared...
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A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed
By James Hawkes Saving lives may have been Sir Hans Sloane’s day job as a physician, but in one case he even saved a friend from the hangman: Patrick Blair, who had been sentenced to death for high...
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