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Society of Antiquaries

 
British History: Society of Antiquaries

Founded in 1707 by a group of like-minded men meeting weekly at the Bear tavern in the Strand (London), it has had continuous existence since 1717. Gaining a royal charter (1751), then launching Archaeologia (1779), it moved to its present home, Burlington House, in 1875.

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