London’s Golden Age: The Shadow of the Madhouse (TRIH ep 653, part 4)
1784 · Resource
In this episode Tom Holland explores the complex relationship between Samuel Johnson and the Thrale family, focusing on the letters Johnson wrote to Hester Thrale in 1773 and the ensuing years of companionship, mental‑health struggles, and social gatherings at Streatham Park.
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Around 1784
- Seven Years' War (1756)
- Presidency of George Washington (1789)
- Industrial Revolution (1760)
- American Declaration of Independence (1776)
- American Revolution (1765)
- Greek War of Independence (1821)
- Haitian Revolution (1791)
- Jacobite rising of 1745 (1745)
- Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (Choral) (1824)
- French Revolution (1789)