Amazing Snippets from the 18th century!
Martin Attridge
- Regions:
- Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, London
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Hobby
- Fee:
- Paid: £60 for up to 40 people, rising to £100 for 90+.
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 14th January 2026
- Tagged:
- Georgian Times | Warfare | Time | Taxation
- How did we get lumbered with the Hanoverians as monarchs?
- Why did Gin become London's demon drink and mother's ruin?
- What caused our calendar to lose 11 days in 1752?
- How did William Pitt devise new taxes to fight the nation's wars?
- Why was Admiral John Byng made a scapehoat of the highest order?
About Martin Attridge
- I have lived with my wife in Harpenden, Hertfordshire for the past 40+ years.
- Following a career spent mainly as a commercial training consultant, I looked for other subjects in retirement to occupy my time outside the house.
- I decided to research and develop a range of History and Art short talks and they are all very well received.
- Now, I have decided to focus on just four subjects: Len - my ex-racing greyhound, to raise funds for Whittingham Kennels, the charity who first gave him a home post-retirement; William Hogarth - one of, if not, the finest English artist of any age who devised a new genre of painting and prints ; Painting in England before 1700 - covering religious paintings and the follwing period when foreign artists were much admired at the English Court; and Amazing Snippets from the 18th century - looking at five key events from the 1700s.
- In addition, a handout can be provided for each participant to take away, capturing the key points from each session.
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