# Entertainment in London in the 18th Century

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Mike Rendell
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/entertainment-london-18th-century)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Using extracts from personal family collections, diaries, handbills and other records, the range of possibilities for entertainment available in London will be discussed. From sight-seeing to exhibitions, events which appealed either to the downright curious or to those with more cultured tastes will be covered, including public punishments, prostitution, sporting activities, gambling, the circus, playhouses and exhibitions. Travel and home entertainments (such as music and drinking and other pursuits) will also be covered.

## Lectures

1. [Entertainment in London in the 18th Century](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/entertainment-london-18th-century/89431f75e59e) (YouTube)