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...public. Lord Provost Boyd and the Magistrates of Edinburgh attended in their official robes. The arrangements were under charge of the Bailie of Holyrood. [...] The roll of Peers was then called. When the name of the Earl of Crawfurd was called, the Earl of Sutherland protested against the title of any Earl being called before his own. When the name of the Earl of Mar was...

...publication. In the Georgian era of 1821, opium – in the form of laudanum - was as ubiquitous as ale or spirits. Thomas De Quincey was the first writer to openly celebrate its effects, not purely in medicinal terms but as an aide to enjoying music and books. This is a book about addiction but it is also about the power of memories. Whilst De Quincey walked a thin line...

...Public or private Sinan's Sokullu Mehment Pasha mosque where all men would be equal before Allah. Very different innovators The front and back of Palladio's church of the Redentore in Venice could be entirely different buildings. Bringing light into the mosque The interior of Sinan's Sokollu Mehment Pasha mosque is filled with light thanks to its simple structure....

...public life and the arts. Most of the time, gay men were ignored by the police, but at times “cottaging” – anonymous sex between two men – could be severely punished. In an interview with the LGBT Oral History Project, Boylan recalled that Thomas and another man were arrested for allegedly looking at each other in a local public lavatory. Thomas was ill-advised by...