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This talk explores coffee-houses in the 17th century.
This talk explores how coffee became the most successful of the habit-forming drugs to invade London in the 17th century, exceeding the reach of tea, chocolate, opium and even tobacco. Coffee ushered in a new sociability focused on the coffee-houses that sold it and where men of different classes came together to debate and discuss news, books and scandal. From this gossip and chatter, coffee-houses have been celebrated as the origin of modern notions of public opinion so important to civil society.
Markman Ellis is Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies at Queen Mary, University of London. Amongst other books on the 18th century, he is the author of The Coffee-House: a cultural history (Orion, 2004).
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Professor Markman Ellis | talks |
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Date and Time: |
7 October 2008 at 7:30 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
Bishopsgate Institute |
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Tickets: |
£7, concessions £5; advance booking required |
Available from: |
Call 020 7392 9220 between 9.30am and 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. |
Additional Information: |
Bishopsgate Institute is two minutes walk from Liverpool Street station. |
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