Almack's was the name of a number of establishments and social clubs in London between the 18th and 20th centuries. Two of the social clubs would go on...
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William Almack (1741–1781) was an English valet, merchant and tavern owner, who became the founder of fashionable clubs and assembly-rooms. His Almack's Coffee...
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from BritishBattles.com Almack 1908, p. 46. Grant and Youens 1972, p. 13. Almack 1908, p. 47. Grant and Youens 1972, p. 14. Almack 1908, pp. 47–48. Grant...
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club in the world. The club was originally based next door to William Almack's tavern (which was situated at 49 Pall Mall in the St James's district of...
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acknowledged leaders were the Lady Patronesses of Almack's. As London's most exclusive mixed-sex social club, Almack's represented the best and wealthiest among...
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a list of places associated with the Regency era: The Adelphi Theatre Almack's Angelo's, a fencing parlor Apsley House Argyll Rooms Astley's Amphitheatre...
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of them, the Countess of Jersey, cancelled Lady Caroline's vouchers to Almack's in retribution for her characterisations. This was the opening salvo in...
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A ball at Almack's, supposedly in 1815; the couple on the left are annotated as "Beau Brummell in deep conversation with the Duchess of Rutland"....
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1805 and Countess Cowper from 1805 to 1839, was a leading figure of the Almack's social set, sister of Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, wife of the 5th Earl...
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of leading members of the aristocracy. Exclusive public venues such as Almack's played a secondary role. The Season coincided with the sitting of parliament;...
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sought after, and she was the first foreigner to be elected a patroness of Almack's, London's most exclusive social club, where Lieven introduced the waltz...
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1941 Almack's Club (Ladies and Gentlemen) 1765 King Street, St James's (1765–1867) Social; especially card games Closed in 1867; a 'refounded' Almack's operated...
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Riis. 67 Orange Street: Almack's Dance Hall located at 67 Orange Street, owned by African American Pete Williams. It was at Almack's, also known as Pete Williams's...
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of Thurn and Taxis, a friend of Lady Jersey and a fellow patroness of Almack's Lady Clementina Augusta Wellington Child Villiers (1824–1858) Lady Adela...
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Author Horace Walpole wrote to a friend in 1764 of "the Macaroni Club [Almack's], which is composed of all the travelled young men who wear long curls...
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Marianne Spencer Stanhope Hudson (section Almack's)
Hudson was an English novelist. She published a silver-fork novel, titled Almack's, in 1826. Hudson was born in 1786. She was the second child and eldest...
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possible". The Independent. 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-12-04. King, Andrew; Almack, Kathryn; Jones, Rebecca L. (2019). Intersections of Ageing, Gender and...
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luxuriant ad libitum introduction of turns, variations, and embellishments. — Almack's revisited: or, Herbert Milton (1828) by Charles White) [...] a Metronome...
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hotels as British hotels became larger from the railway age onwards. London Almack's - London's most exclusive assembly rooms. The Pantheon - an architecturally...
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by William Almack as was the neighbouring 50 Pall Mall where the society had previously met and so the club become simply known as Almack's. These fashionable...
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Kootenay West (redirect from J.H. Almack)
Liberal William Joseph McLoughlin 2,306 10.59 -2.58 Social Credit J.H. Almack 1,753 8.05 -18.07 Total valid votes 21,767 100.0 Co-operative Commonwealth...
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"Gnomeman" Whittaker (1910–1991), Derek "Lizardman" Slater, Colin "Beaverman" Almack, Robert "Rabbitman" Heap, Graham "Swanman" Duncalf, Alan "Acornman" Grainger...
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Wilson published A Description of the Correct Method of Waltzing in 1816. Almack's, the most exclusive club in London, permitted the waltz, though the entry...
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beneath. "The Invisible Ones", 1810 caricature of impractical hat styles. "Almack's Longitude and Latitude", 1813 caricature by George Cruikshank. This era...
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Street, on the east by the Bowery, and on the west by West Broadway. "Almack's" (also known as "Pete Williams's Place"), an African American-owned dance...
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Lady Sarah Sophia Fane. Her mother was one of the famously patronesses of Almack's, the most exclusive social club in London, and a leader of the ton during...
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Maria Theresia became extremely popular in London, and was a patroness of Almack's club, the centre of fashionable society. In 1824 he represented Austria...
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Candidate Votes % ±% Independent James Fisher 337 51.69 – Liberal Thomas Almack 315 48.31 – Total valid votes 652 – – Rejected N/A – Eligible voters / Turnout...
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Kimberley Dynamiters Head coach: John Achtzener Tom Almack Fred Botterill Fred Burnett Ken Campbell George Goble Eric Hornquist Doug Keiver James Kemp...
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