For example, the import duty on tea raised its price by around 70 per cent by the middle of the 18th century. Smuggling was usually organised by gangs, who were funded by investors or venturers.

They attacked travellers in carriages or on horseback. Highwaymen increased in number in the early 18th century. They targeted stagecoaches, carriages, farmers returning from market and the mail ...

The Venice Carnival was banned during the Napoleonic occupation around the end of the 18th century and again in ... mystery to the celebration in private masquerade balls and out on the streets.