#pugilist — Public Fediverse posts
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Pugilist & Tamen:
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Not to mention (though not to flatter):
#Pugilist
#Nihilist
#Cultist
#Propagandistand all around, Full of #TrumpVIrus BS-ist
Not that he actually understands his new friend, "concepts". But they sound nice, a lot of people say. Terrific people, the best.
Guess I should add
#Distortionist
#Extortionist
#Delusionist
#Illusionist
#Polemicist
#HyperbolistAnd that's just "ist"..
Talk about the "est"s!Greatest, strongest, smartest, etc...
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Not to mention (though not to flatter):
#Pugilist
#Nihilist
#Cultist
#Propagandistand all around, Full of #TrumpVIrus BS-ist
Not that he actually understands his new friend, "concepts". But they sound nice, a lot of people say. Terrific people, the best.
Guess I should add
#Distortionist
#Extortionist
#Delusionist
#Illusionist
#Polemicist
#HyperbolistAnd that's just "ist"..
Talk about the "est"s!Greatest, strongest, smartest, etc...
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Not to mention (though not to flatter):
#Pugilist
#Nihilist
#Cultist
#Propagandistand all around, Full of #TrumpVIrus BS-ist
Not that he actually understands his new friend, "concepts". But they sound nice, a lot of people say. Terrific people, the best.
Guess I should add
#Distortionist
#Extortionist
#Delusionist
#Illusionist
#Polemicist
#HyperbolistAnd that's just "ist"..
Talk about the "est"s!Greatest, strongest, smartest, etc...
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Not to mention (though not to flatter):
#Pugilist
#Nihilist
#Cultist
#Propagandistand all around, Full of #TrumpVIrus BS-ist
Not that he actually understands his new friend, "concepts". But they sound nice, a lot of people say. Terrific people, the best.
Guess I should add
#Distortionist
#Extortionist
#Delusionist
#Illusionist
#Polemicist
#HyperbolistAnd that's just "ist"..
Talk about the "est"s!Greatest, strongest, smartest, etc...
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Not to mention (though not to flatter):
#Pugilist
#Nihilist
#Cultist
#Propagandistand all around, Full of #TrumpVIrus BS-ist
Not that he actually understands his new friend, "concepts". But they sound nice, a lot of people say. Terrific people, the best.
Guess I should add
#Distortionist
#Extortionist
#Delusionist
#Illusionist
#Polemicist
#HyperbolistAnd that's just "ist"..
Talk about the "est"s!Greatest, strongest, smartest, etc...
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17Sept1838 The London-Birmingham Railway is fully opened. The train from Euston Station at 8am would arrive in Birmingham at 1:45pm, the Birmingham-Liverpool connection would get you to Liverpool by 6:30pm, irreversibly changing how spectators travelled to & from fights
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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16Sept1843 Dick Curtis the ‘Pet of the Fancy’ & ‘Champion of the Light Weighs’ died at 1 Little Surrey St, Blackfriars Rd aged 41yrs, buried in St George’s Churchyard Southwark. Born 1802 Curtis fought 15x in the London Prize Ring 13win1loss1draw & 1forfeit.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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14Sept1828 The Weekly Dispatch publishes a letter telling publicans including Harry Holt to never allow, ‘..John Scroggins to consume more than 1 quart of gin, rum, or brandy—nor more than 30 glasses of liquor called grog (at the same time) By order of the Commander-in-Chief’
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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13Sept1824 Rough Robin #Manchester defeats Jack Manning #Birmingham in 30rds & 45min in front of 5K people at Delph 4mi north of Oldham (Manchester). Robin Seconded by Sampson, Manning by Harry Holt. After his win Holt invites Robin to #London to train him.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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The fight between Randall & Martin in Sept 1821 was immortalised in a publication titled, ‘Real Life In London, or, The rambles & adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq, & his cousin, the Hon. Tom Dashall…’ apparently written by ‘An Amateur’ later attributed to Pierce Egan or someone unknown copying his style.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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Jack Randall (1794-1828) the ‘Nonpareil’(no match or equal) was undefeated in 16x Prizefights but being a middle weight was ineligible for a Championship Title. Randall defeated Holt in May 1817 at Coombe-Warren before they became sparring partners for many years
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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11Sept1821 Jack Randall defeats Jack Martin knocking him out after 7min10sec at Crawley Downs. Randall was Seconded by Harry Holt & Paddington Jones, Martin by Tom Spring & John Thurtell. (300guineas aside)
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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10Sept1822 Josh Hudson defeats Barlow in 6rds & 6min at St Albans after Tom Belcher stopped the fight & conceded for Barlow who had been knocked senseless. In the same Ring Jem Ward Defeated Burke (Jr) in 7min. Ward Seconded by Harry Holt, Burke by Tom Oliver.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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Harry Holt trained Jack Hannan for a month prior his fight against Johnny Walker in April 1839 choosing the Bald Faced Stag at #Finchley as their headquarters. Well known pedestrian Bob Fuller assisted Holt in training Hannan which may account for his ability to last almost 4hrs in the Ring.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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One of the longest #Bareknuckle fights to ever take place in the London #PrizeRing was between Jack Hannan & Johnny Walker on #Chesterford Common near #Littlebury, #Essex on 2April1839. Hannan (Seconded by Harry Holt) defeated Walker (Seconded by Dick Curtis) in 3hr48min.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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6Sept1831 Harry Holt & Jem Ward (Champion of England) stop & exhibit for several days in #Edinburgh on their Grand Sparring Tour of #England & #Scotland. Scottish Surgeon, Physician, Philosopher & Writer, Robert Macnish is noted as seeing them exhibit 3x.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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Harry Holt didn’t take a permanent position as a Committee Member in the ‘Fair Play Club’ instead distancing himself from ‘politics’ & positions of financial influence over the Ring. Holt remains focused on getting-up matches, Training, Promoting & Seconding Prizefighters.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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After controversy in 1829 the ‘Fair Play Club’ Committee makes it clear that the Club’s role is to simply preserve the integrity of the Ring & not as an arbitrator of disputes between Stakeholders, Backers or Combatants. The Fair Play Clib is sadly disbanded in December 1829.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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In 1461 during the #WarsoftheRoses the 2nd Battle of St Albans was partially fought (flight of the Yorkists) on #Nomansland Common & in #C17th gangs of thieves regularly robbed travellers on the Common including the legendary ‘Wicked Lady’ Highwaywoman Katherine Ferrers.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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2Sept1828 Harry Holt & his student Paddy Flynn travel to Warwick Races on a ‘Milling Speculation’ where Flynn was to fight a local countryman. The match does not come off & they return to London several days later.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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1Sep1821 Published on this day 302 years ago:
‘THE INTERIOR OF THE FIVES COURT WITH RANDALL AND TURNER SPARRING’
by Charles Turner (1821).
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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The 1st time the Fair Play Club’s ‘Regulators’ are use was at a fight on 16Sept1828 at Shire Mear, Bedfordsire when Harry Jones defeats Ned Stockman. The Regulators were Ward, Holt, Tebbutt, Reid, Oliver, Gaynor, Fogo and Tisdale
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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In 1828 the ‘Fair Play Club’ became the governing body of the #London #PrizeRing with power to employ ‘Regulators’ to keep the integrity of the Ring. #Regulators were paid a Half Guinea & armed with Whips to stop spectators from invading the Ring or disrupting fights
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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30Aug1825 Rough Robin defeats Harry Bundollock in 18rds & 25min at #Nomansland Common near St Albans. Robin Seconded by Harry Holt & Josh Hudson, Bundollock by George Head & Harry Harmer (£25 aside)
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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29Aug1828 The Fair Play Club is establish on this day by Harry Holt, Tom Spring, Mr Harmer(Owner Weekly Dispatch) Mr Smith(Editor Weekly Dispatch) & Vincent George Dowling(Editor Bell’s Life in London) at the Castle Tavern, Holborn. Tom Spring is selected as Treasurer.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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28Aug1821 Peter Crawley holds a Benefit at the Fives Court & uses the proceeds to purchases a Butchers shop in Lombard (now Tower) Court, Seven Dials.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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28Aug1820 Dick Curtis (pic) defeats Ned Brown in 15rds & 57min at Wimbledon Common. In the same ring Paddy O’Leary defeats Young Hawkins in 38rds & 50min. O’Leary Seconded by Jack Randall, Hawkins by Harry Holt.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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27Aug1831 The Champion of England Jem Ward & his Second, Harry Holt continue their Sparring Tour of England & Scotland exhibiting on this day in Glasgow before continuing on to Edinburgh.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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The ‘heroic archetype’ of John Bull was created by John Arbuthnot in 1712 & can be compared with that of ‘Uncle Sam’ in the #USA (1st used 1812-16). It was used to arouse feelings of patriotism. #JohnBull #UncleSam
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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After #Napoleon’s defeat at #Waterloo in 1815 a lack of war news led to an increase in sports reporting. By 1820 reporting Prizefights had grown in popularity as people wanted to associate a pugilists strength & courage with the 'John Bull' fighting spirit of Georgian #England.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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Jack O’Donnel was born in Ireland 1784. His 1st fight was in 1802 before a burglary conviction in 1806 saw him Transported for 7yrs. After returning from the Colony his last #PrizeRing fight was with Holt in 1818. Little is known of his latter life. (6win3loss)
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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Joe Parish fought 7x in the #PrizeRing 3win4loss, his first organised fight was with Holt in 1816. In 1818 he spent time in the Marshalsea Prison for Assault & in 1833 he was convicted of Stealing & Transported to Australia for 7yrs. He died in #Sydney a free man in 1851 aged 63
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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After sustaining a potentially life threatening injury in a fight with Jack Scroggins (pic), Harry HOLT retired from #Prizefighting & by January 1821 he had moved his family from #Lambeth to #Westminster to become publican of the 'Golden Cross' in Cross Lane, Long Acre.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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The Holt & Parish fight on the 20Aug1816 was considered 'one of the finest specimens in the Art of Self-Defence ever witnessed' & immortalised in song by George Head & published in Boxiana Vol2 (1818)
‘Come all you sporting blades, who in milling take delight, Sit you down awhile, and I’ll tell you of a fight’
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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21Aug1818 In his 4th professional #Prizefight Harry Holt is defeated by Jack O’Donnel in 38rds & 55min during the final day of Canterbury Races on a line of common 2mi from Barham Downs for a 35 guinea subscription purse.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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By 1814 Harry & Ann Holt had moved from #Lambeth to #London’s East End taking up residence in Bethnal Green where they had their first child who was Baptised in St Matthews (pic). Harry was working as a Carpenter/Builder constructing new housing around #Shoreditch & #BethnalGreen
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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25Jul1826 Jem Burns defeats Pat McGee in 23rds & 33min at #Litchfield Racecourse about 18mi north of #Birmingham. Burns Seconded by Tom Belcher & Phil Sampson, McGee by Donovan & Boscoe. Harry HOLT is present, Tom Cribb is stakeholder & Vincent George Dowling was referee.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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Benjamin Haydon has been described as one of the most interesting men of his generation & on 28Dec1818 he records extensively in his journal a dinner hosted for his friends #WilliamWordsworth #JohnKeats #CharlesLamb & others famously referred to as ‘The Immortal Dinner’ #poets
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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23Jun1824
Tom Cannon (pic) knocks out Josh Hudson after 17rds & 20min at #Yateley in #Hampshire. In response the Ropes are cut & a group rush the Ring to prevent Cannon from coming to scratch. John Jackson lamented his influence was dead & declared he would never attend another fight.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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23Jun1824
Tom Cannon (pic) knocks out Josh Hudson after 17rds & 20min at #Yateley in #Hampshire. In response the Ropes are cut & a group rush the Ring to prevent Cannon from coming to scratch. John Jackson lamented his influence was dead & declared he would never attend another fight.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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23Jun1824
Tom Cannon (pic) knocks out Josh Hudson after 17rds & 20min at #Yateley in #Hampshire. In response the Ropes are cut & a group rush the Ring to prevent Cannon from coming to scratch. John Jackson lamented his influence was dead & declared he would never attend another fight.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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23Jun1824
Tom Cannon (pic) knocks out Josh Hudson after 17rds & 20min at #Yateley in #Hampshire. In response the Ropes are cut & a group rush the Ring to prevent Cannon from coming to scratch. John Jackson lamented his influence was dead & declared he would never attend another fight.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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23Jun1824
Tom Cannon (pic) knocks out Josh Hudson after 17rds & 20min at #Yateley in #Hampshire. In response the Ropes are cut & a group rush the Ring to prevent Cannon from coming to scratch. John Jackson lamented his influence was dead & declared he would never attend another fight.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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21Jun1830
After incurring a £800 gambling debt, well known and respected pugilist Tom Shelton kills himself by drinking Prussic Acid (Hydrogen Cyanide) at his public house the ‘Ship’ in Montague Court, #Bishopsgate #London aged 43
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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20Jun1826
The Morning Post reports on the UK General Election in #Huntingdonshire where #Whig candidate Lord John Russell (future #PrimeMinister 1846-52 & 1865-66) employed ‘London Pugilists’ to keep the polling station open so ‘agents’ could gather more voters from the countryside to increase his numbers.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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30May1833 (Fatal Fight)
Deaf Burke (pic) defeats Simon Byrne in 99rds & 3hrs6min at Noman’s Land (#Nomansland) #Hertfordshire near #StAlbans. Burke Seconded by Tom Gaynor & Dick Curtis, Byrne by Tom Spring & Jem Ward. Byrne died 3 days later at the age of 32yrs.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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#OTD 23May1822
Dick Curtis defeats George ‘Gypsy’ Cooper in 7rds & 15min at #EpsomDowns after the Races. Curtis Seconded by Harry HOLT & Paddington Jones, Cooper by a Gypsy & another traveller. (18 guineas)
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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#OTD 21Feb1843 Jack McGRATH defeats Tom MALEY in 76 rounds & 2hr48min at Canvey Island, #Essex (past #Gravesend). Harry HOLT reports the match for The Era newspaper.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
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#OnThisDay 23Jan1827 Young GAS defeats Robinson in 25 rounds & 35min at the Monmouth Cap Inn, near the ruins of an old #Priory at #Llangua #Monmouthshire in front of 4000 spectators with the ground covered in snow. GAS Seconded by Burns & Curtis, Robinson by Spring & Harry HOLT.
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History