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HISTORY OF BRIGHTON
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Brighthelmstone (as Brighton was originally
called) was transformed from a small fishing town into a fashionable resort in
the mid 18th century through the discovery of the therapeutic effects of bathing
in and drinking sea water. The success of this cure, promoted by Dr Richard Russell,
drew fashionable society to the town to take the waters. |
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'A French Invasion or Brighton in a Bustle', Anonymous,
1794
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'Beauties of Brighton'
by George Cruikshank, 1826
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As Prince of Wales,
George IV first visited Brighton in 1783, aged 21, partly
on the recommendation of his doctors who thought that
the sea water might ease the swellings in the glands of
his neck. He also found the relaxed atmosphere of the
town a welcome relief from the constraints of the staid
and stifling court of his father, George III. |
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