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Chapter 16 - Ebenezer Pope and the C18th Gentleman's Magazine

Chapter 16 – Ebenezer Pope and the C18th Gentleman’s Magazine

The old adage “the pen is mightier than the sword” ……. was not coined until the C19th, because with the arrival of the C18th and the Enlightenment society would no longer embrace the sword as its symbol of intellect, now in this brave new age the written word would act as a better saber in defining chivalry. The skill that the pen explored covered themes of a new nature too; social upheaval,…

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Chapter 7 - The Georgian Era Part II - Philosophy and Religion in the C18th

Chapter 7 – The Georgian Era Part II – Philosophy and Religion in the C18th

The C18th was the start of a entire new era, one that was now hailed to be the Age of the Enlightenment; a movement that dominated the whole of Europe at that time. Things were changing fast as new discoveries were being made in science, providing evidence in place of hearsay, and these things were affecting belief in religion too.  Like the agricultural revolution that had been happening since…

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Chapter 3 - A Name of Anomalous Distinction

Chapter 3 – A Name of Anomalous Distinction

The surname of Pope should perhaps be of prime consideration in this investigation about the mysterious Mr. Ebenezer Pope.  Ones family name is key to our identity and its effect creates a sense of belonging, to a clan or tribe within which we understand our personal or perhaps blood connection to a group. As such and in identifying the meaning behind name history, and this name in particular,…

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