'You had to be there': Laughter in Eighteenth-Century Britain | Taster Session | 30 March 15:45 GMT

History taster session

This taster session gives you an insight into studying History at university.

Age group: Year 12/IB1 and Year 13/IB2

When: Wednesday 30 March 2022, 3:45pm - 5:15pm GMT

Places are limited, book now to avoid disappointment.

'You had to be there': Laughter in Eighteenth-Century Britain

The things that we see fit to laugh at - and how outrageously or reservedly we laugh - have all changed with time, place, and culture. This has compelling possibilities for historians eager to understand the manners and culture of past societies: this talk focuses on eighteenth-century Britain, exploring the period's comic material to argue that society was not nearly as polite as historians once thought.

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