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Frederic Madden's Journal, 1826
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The life of Frederic Madden, in his words, 200 years after the events described. Transcribed from his journal by students @ies-sas.bsky.social. Released daily in 2026.👇
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Friday 10th. At Musm. Completed Claud. D. 6. Began & finished from Cleop. B. I. a copy of verses in laudem Hen. V. written by a monk of Westm'r. ...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Friday 10th. At Musm. Completed Claud. D. 6. Began & finished from Cleop. B. I. a copy of verses in laudem Hen. V. written by a monk of Westm'r. ...
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Thursday 9th. At Musm. Contd. Claud. D. 6. — In the evening, contd. Gurney‘s MS.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Thursday 9th. At Musm. Contd. Claud. D. 6. — In the evening, contd. Gurney‘s MS.
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Wednesday (Ash) 8th. ... I remained at home all day, copying part of a MS. ... belonging to Hudson Gurney ...
Madden's account of the Macro MS now divided between Downside Abbey, @thejohnrylands.bsky.social, @folger.edu, and @uclalibrary.bsky.social
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Madden's account of the Macro MS now divided between Downside Abbey, @thejohnrylands.bsky.social, @folger.edu, and @uclalibrary.bsky.social
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February 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Wednesday (Ash) 8th. ... I remained at home all day, copying part of a MS. ... belonging to Hudson Gurney ...
Madden's account of the Macro MS now divided between Downside Abbey, @thejohnrylands.bsky.social, @folger.edu, and @uclalibrary.bsky.social
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Madden's account of the Macro MS now divided between Downside Abbey, @thejohnrylands.bsky.social, @folger.edu, and @uclalibrary.bsky.social
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Tuesday 7th. At Musm. Contd Claud. D.6.
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Cotton MS Claudius D VI - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue
This is an interim version of our Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue while we continue to recover from a cyber-attack
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February 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Tuesday 7th. At Musm. Contd Claud. D.6.
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Monday 6th. At Musm. Contd. Claud. D.6. Called at Kilpack's the Bookbinder to have a Homer bound & Hone's Every Day Book to send to my own M. Sophocles is done very well. — In Evg copied the transcript of Kyng Horn.
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6 February
Monday 6th. At Musm. Contd. Claud. D.6. ### Called at Kilpack’s the Bookbinder to have a Homer bound### & Hone’s ^Every Day Book to send to my own M. Sophocles is done very well. — …
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February 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Monday 6th. At Musm. Contd. Claud. D.6. Called at Kilpack's the Bookbinder to have a Homer bound & Hone's Every Day Book to send to my own M. Sophocles is done very well. — In Evg copied the transcript of Kyng Horn.
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Sunday 5th. Fine day. Called on Mr Urwin. Not at home. Walked in the park. Great many carriages. In Ev'g. went to Marybone Church with a milliner! A pretty adventure!
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Frederic Madden's Journal, 1826
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February 5, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Sunday 5th. Fine day. Called on Mr Urwin. Not at home. Walked in the park. Great many carriages. In Ev'g. went to Marybone Church with a milliner! A pretty adventure!
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Madden and Women in 1826
In his entry for 17 May 1826, Frederic Madden described a dinner with nine other men as "Rather dull - as I always find it among men. Give me only a woman - a pretty woman - to talk to and I am content - but among men I am melancholy & not inclined to utter a word." His…
In his entry for 17 May 1826, Frederic Madden described a dinner with nine other men as "Rather dull - as I always find it among men. Give me only a woman - a pretty woman - to talk to and I am content - but among men I am melancholy & not inclined to utter a word." His…
Madden and Women in 1826
In his entry for 17 May 1826, Frederic Madden described a dinner with nine other men as "Rather dull - as I always find it among men. Give me only a woman - a pretty woman - to talk to and I am content - but among men I am melancholy & not inclined to utter a word." His fondness for female company is evident from the beginning of 1826, as on…
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February 5, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Madden and Women in 1826
In his entry for 17 May 1826, Frederic Madden described a dinner with nine other men as "Rather dull - as I always find it among men. Give me only a woman - a pretty woman - to talk to and I am content - but among men I am melancholy & not inclined to utter a word." His…
In his entry for 17 May 1826, Frederic Madden described a dinner with nine other men as "Rather dull - as I always find it among men. Give me only a woman - a pretty woman - to talk to and I am content - but among men I am melancholy & not inclined to utter a word." His…
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Douce described the scenes decorating this casket in his notebook on 'Subjects from Romances &c in ancient ivory carvings' (Ms. Douce e. 46, fol. 9) under the heading 'QUEEN with a lapdog' (with a reference to Walter Scott's Sir Tristrem)
February 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Douce described the scenes decorating this casket in his notebook on 'Subjects from Romances &c in ancient ivory carvings' (Ms. Douce e. 46, fol. 9) under the heading 'QUEEN with a lapdog' (with a reference to Walter Scott's Sir Tristrem)
Saturday 4th. Very dirty day. Wrote to Miss Hayton, – but shall not send the letter till I get the Nos of Hone's book bound. ...
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featuring Francis Douce, and an ivory casket
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featuring Francis Douce, and an ivory casket
Gothic Ivories Project | Panels (fragments of a casket) with quatrefoils (coffret; quatre-feuilles) (Front panel)
Panels (fragments of a casket) with quatrefoils (coffret; quatre-feuilles) (Front panel)
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February 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Saturday 4th. Very dirty day. Wrote to Miss Hayton, – but shall not send the letter till I get the Nos of Hone's book bound. ...
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featuring Francis Douce, and an ivory casket
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featuring Francis Douce, and an ivory casket
Friday 3d. At Musm. Finished Will. Rishanger, – whose Chronicle is entirely confined to the accounts of the battles of Lewes & Evesham ... commenced from the same MS. "Liber Chronicorum...
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February 3, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Friday 3d. At Musm. Finished Will. Rishanger, – whose Chronicle is entirely confined to the accounts of the battles of Lewes & Evesham ... commenced from the same MS. "Liber Chronicorum...
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Thursday 2d. At Musm. Contd. Claud. D. 6. Called with my brother on the Browns, Portland Place. Parliament meets tonight, & consequently the town in beginning to fill.
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February 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Thursday 2d. At Musm. Contd. Claud. D. 6. Called with my brother on the Browns, Portland Place. Parliament meets tonight, & consequently the town in beginning to fill.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Tuesday 31st. At Musm. contd. Claud. D. 6. Compared Mr Douce‘s MS copy of his MS. with the Harl. MS. No. 527. which Ritson ascribes to the 12th centy but which certainly is not older than the end of Hen. 3ds. reign, or beginning of Edw. 1st. ...
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January 31, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Tuesday 31st. At Musm. contd. Claud. D. 6. Compared Mr Douce‘s MS copy of his MS. with the Harl. MS. No. 527. which Ritson ascribes to the 12th centy but which certainly is not older than the end of Hen. 3ds. reign, or beginning of Edw. 1st. ...
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We've made it to the end of January 1826/2026!
Here are some statistics about Madden's journal for January. 👇Where he went, who he met, and which words appear most often. #Regency #London
Here are some statistics about Madden's journal for January. 👇Where he went, who he met, and which words appear most often. #Regency #London
January Statistics
Travel Frederic Madden spent January in London, walking out to his uncle's house in Fulham three times. The place he visited most frequently was the British Museum. British Museum Horse Guards Fulham The Opera Portland Place The Royal Institution Drury Lane Theatre Edwardes…
Travel Frederic Madden spent January in London, walking out to his uncle's house in Fulham three times. The place he visited most frequently was the British Museum. British Museum Horse Guards Fulham The Opera Portland Place The Royal Institution Drury Lane Theatre Edwardes…
January Statistics
Travel Frederic Madden spent January in London, walking out to his uncle's house in Fulham three times. The place he visited most frequently was the British Museum. British Museum Horse Guards Fulham The Opera Portland Place The Royal Institution Drury Lane Theatre Edwardes Square (dance) Meetings The people Frederic Madden recorded meeting most often were his brother Henry and Mr…
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January 31, 2026 at 9:11 AM
January Statistics
Travel Frederic Madden spent January in London, walking out to his uncle's house in Fulham three times. The place he visited most frequently was the British Museum. British Museum Horse Guards Fulham The Opera Portland Place The Royal Institution Drury Lane Theatre Edwardes…
Travel Frederic Madden spent January in London, walking out to his uncle's house in Fulham three times. The place he visited most frequently was the British Museum. British Museum Horse Guards Fulham The Opera Portland Place The Royal Institution Drury Lane Theatre Edwardes…
January Statistics
Travel Frederic Madden spent January in London, walking out to his uncle's house in Fulham three times. The place he visited most frequently was the British Museum. British Museum Horse Guards Fulham The Opera Portland Place The Royal Institution Drury Lane Theatre Edwardes Square (dance) Meetings The people Frederic Madden recorded meeting most often were his brother Henry and Mr…
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January 31, 2026 at 1:02 AM
January Statistics
Travel Frederic Madden spent January in London, walking out to his uncle's house in Fulham three times. The place he visited most frequently was the British Museum. British Museum Horse Guards Fulham The Opera Portland Place The Royal Institution Drury Lane Theatre Edwardes…
Travel Frederic Madden spent January in London, walking out to his uncle's house in Fulham three times. The place he visited most frequently was the British Museum. British Museum Horse Guards Fulham The Opera Portland Place The Royal Institution Drury Lane Theatre Edwardes…
Monday 30th. K. Charles Martyrdm. & a holiday at the Musm. Read
Sophocles all the morn'g. Walked to Hone’s & bought two Nos. of his book. The Index will not be printed till next week. Paid Bohn what I owe him. ...
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Sophocles all the morn'g. Walked to Hone’s & bought two Nos. of his book. The Index will not be printed till next week. Paid Bohn what I owe him. ...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Monday 30th. K. Charles Martyrdm. & a holiday at the Musm. Read
Sophocles all the morn'g. Walked to Hone’s & bought two Nos. of his book. The Index will not be printed till next week. Paid Bohn what I owe him. ...
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Sophocles all the morn'g. Walked to Hone’s & bought two Nos. of his book. The Index will not be printed till next week. Paid Bohn what I owe him. ...
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The life of Frederic Madden, in his words, 200 years after the events described. Transcribed from his journal by students @ies-sas.bsky.social. Released daily in 2026.👇
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Frederic Madden's Journal, 1826
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December 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The life of Frederic Madden, in his words, 200 years after the events described. Transcribed from his journal by students @ies-sas.bsky.social. Released daily in 2026.👇
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Sunday 29th. Wrote to my dearest M. & Miss Hayton but shall not send the letters, till I get the last No of Hone’s book _ At 3 oC. walked down to Fulham, where I remained.
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29 January
Sunday 29.th. Wrote to my dearest M. & Miss Hayton but shall not send the letters, till I get the last No of Hone’s book _ At 3 oC. walked down to Fulham, where I remained. << 28 Ja…
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January 29, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Sunday 29th. Wrote to my dearest M. & Miss Hayton but shall not send the letters, till I get the last No of Hone’s book _ At 3 oC. walked down to Fulham, where I remained.
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Saturday 28th. At Musm. & waited for an hour but Mr Petrie did not arrive. Wrote a letter to Mr Roscoe, fixing the 1st. March as the period for my leav’g town. Met my brother & promised to go to Fulham tomorrow. ...
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January 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Saturday 28th. At Musm. & waited for an hour but Mr Petrie did not arrive. Wrote a letter to Mr Roscoe, fixing the 1st. March as the period for my leav’g town. Met my brother & promised to go to Fulham tomorrow. ...
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Friday 27th. At Musm. Began to copy the Chron. Fr'is Willielmi de Rishanger, Claud. D.6. which is a continuation of Matth. Paris. The MS. is in folio, & contains several other Chronicles, & Historical pieces. ...
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January 27, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Friday 27th. At Musm. Began to copy the Chron. Fr'is Willielmi de Rishanger, Claud. D.6. which is a continuation of Matth. Paris. The MS. is in folio, & contains several other Chronicles, & Historical pieces. ...
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Thursday 26th Finished Speculum Edw. 3. _ By five oC. dressed myself & went in a stage coach to Kensington, to dine with Capt. Sturt. A small party, but dinner on a good scale for gourmands – Turtle soup – Venison – Cod fish. - Turkey ...
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A regency feast #OTD 😋
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January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Thursday 26th Finished Speculum Edw. 3. _ By five oC. dressed myself & went in a stage coach to Kensington, to dine with Capt. Sturt. A small party, but dinner on a good scale for gourmands – Turtle soup – Venison – Cod fish. - Turkey ...
A regency feast #OTD 😋
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A regency feast #OTD 😋
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For anyone interested in the history of climate or weather, a first attempt to extract that information from Madden's journal for 1826 is now available here: madden1826.com/weather-in-1...
Weather in 1826
Madden does not always record his impressions of the weather, but we have extracted the relevant text here for ease of reference. DateLocationDescription1 JanuaryLondonMiserable, wet dirty day.8 Ja…
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January 24, 2026 at 2:07 PM
For anyone interested in the history of climate or weather, a first attempt to extract that information from Madden's journal for 1826 is now available here: madden1826.com/weather-in-1...
Wednesday 25th. Do. Finished Tib. A. 8. Began from Cleop. D. IX. – (a miscellaneous collection of Historical pieces, temp. Edw. 1. & 2d. but containing at the end the Lives of St Thomas Ab'p. Cant., St. Cecilia, & St Gregory in old English verse...
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January 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Wednesday 25th. Do. Finished Tib. A. 8. Began from Cleop. D. IX. – (a miscellaneous collection of Historical pieces, temp. Edw. 1. & 2d. but containing at the end the Lives of St Thomas Ab'p. Cant., St. Cecilia, & St Gregory in old English verse...
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For anyone interested in the history of climate or weather, a first attempt to extract that information from Madden's journal for 1826 is now available here: madden1826.com/weather-in-1...
Weather in 1826
Madden does not always record his impressions of the weather, but we have extracted the relevant text here for ease of reference. DateLocationDescription1 JanuaryLondonMiserable, wet dirty day.8 Ja…
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January 24, 2026 at 2:07 PM
For anyone interested in the history of climate or weather, a first attempt to extract that information from Madden's journal for 1826 is now available here: madden1826.com/weather-in-1...