3: Politeness and the 18th Century Country House

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In this playlist we will learn about 18th-century attitudes to politeness by visiting Nostell Priory, built as a social house, and then Chatsworth, a house much modified over time.
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1Go to Politeness, Sociability and the English Country House with duration: 3 minutes, 57 seconds03:57

Politeness, Sociability and the English Country House

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In this video Professor Susan Fitzmaurice is in the Salon at Nostell Priory where she introduces us to the 18th-century notion of “politeness” and describes ho
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2Go to Material Conditions: News and Opinion in the 18th Century with duration: 10 minutes, 38 seconds10:38

Material Conditions: News and Opinion in the 18th Century

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In this video, Susan and Adam discuss the explosion of cheap and popular print in the 18th century and its impact on news, opinion and literature. They consu
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The Dream of The Coffee House

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Ideas and attitudes travelled in and out of the 18th-century country houses, between town and country and, as we’ll discover in this video, between the coffe
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A Close Reading of the Spectator

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In this close reading of the article, Susan reflects on Addison’s attitude to the use of fashionable language in the city; or, what passes as polite conversation amongst ‘Men of Mode’.
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Putting the Sylph into Context

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In this video, Susan visits the Sketch Gallery at Chatsworth House to give an introduction to the Duchess of Devonshire’s novel, ‘The Sylph’.
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6Go to A Short Review of Politeness and Sociability with duration: 4 minutes, 27 seconds04:27

A Short Review of Politeness and Sociability

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In this video, Susan and Jim Fitzmaurice reflect on the differences in politeness and sociability at Nostell Priory and Chatsworth and the 18th-century fashion for receiving visitors in your bedchamber!
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