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About

A research team investigating the importance of intoxicants and intoxication to the economic, social, political, material, and cultural life of England between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries.

Partners

We're a collaboration between the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Department of History and HRI Digital at the University of Sheffield. We are generously supported by the ESRC and AHRC.

Images

Our banner image is a detail from 'Regaling in a Cabaret' by G. van Herp, Wellcome Library, London (CC BY 4.0). Our Blog and About page image is a detail from 'Dwarf with Bottle and Glass, Drink Spilling' by Jacques Callot, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (CC0 1.0).

Blog

Event Report: Intoxicants and Politics Past and Present 30th May 2017
Intoxicants and Empire c.1600-1800: Space and Material Culture 17th April 2017
Project Event: Intoxicants and Politics Past and Present 8th September 2016