Georgian (1714 – 1830)

London’s courts condemned more people to die than the rest of England, and six facts you may not know

How one young criminal became a working class hero by escaping London prisons four times.

You may think you know what it looks like, but its purpose might surprise you

Laughing at life in the 18th and 19th century

How 18th-century British reformers questioned capital punishment and the fight continues today

This innovative 18th-century actor had an influence on all aspects of British theatre

For dancing, drinking, glamour and debauchery, there was nothing quite like the pleasure garden

Discover the exciting new entertainment on offer to Londoners in the 1700s and 1800s

Curator Danielle Thom reveals the dark underside of the Georgian and Victorian Pleasure Gardens

London’s thriving restaurant scene has roots in these hedonistic spaces of music and entertainment

Grimaldi’s extraordinary physical comedy changed the pantomime forever – but it came at a price

What happened to convicts who were transported to penal colonies instead of being executed?

Nelson's naval victories gave him national hero status and a permanent place in Trafalgar Square

Handel at Vauxhall? Mozart at Ranelagh? For 18th-century music fans, these were the places to be

After gaining his freedom, this 18th-century writer became one of the first Black voters in Britain

Put on your finest costume and join revellers on London’s fashionable 18th-century dancefloors

Featuring headless puppets, the ever-stylish Sindy and a 300-year-old doll with human hair

A freed enslaved man whose life story drove the abolition of the British trade in enslaved Africans