Kit-Cat Club

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The Kit-Cat Club was an influential early 18th-century London society of Whig politicians, writers, and other cultural figures known for shaping literary and political life during the reigns of William III and Queen Anne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary club ⓘ
political club ⓘ
social club ⓘ
activeInPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch Queen Anne of Great Britain ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
associatedWithPoliticalFaction Whigs ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dissolvedInCentury 18th century ⓘ
hasArtCollection Kit-Cat portraits by Godfrey Kneller ⓘ
hasCustom toasting beauties of the day ⓘ
hasMeetingPlace Barn Elms, Surrey ⓘ
Jacob Tonson's house ⓘ
Shire Lane, London ⓘ
hasMember Bishop Gilbert Burnet ⓘ
linked to: Gilbert Burnet

Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax ⓘ
linked to: 1st Earl of Halifax

Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset ⓘ
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset ⓘ
Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland ⓘ
Godfrey Kneller ⓘ
Jacob Tonson ⓘ
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope ⓘ
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
John Locke ⓘ
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers ⓘ
John Vanbrugh ⓘ
Joseph Addison ⓘ
Richard Steele ⓘ
Samuel Garth ⓘ
linked to: Sir Samuel Garth

Sir Godfrey Kneller ⓘ
linked to: Godfrey Kneller

Sir John Vanbrugh ⓘ
linked to: John Vanbrugh

Sir Robert Walpole ⓘ
linked to: Robert Walpole

Sir Samuel Garth ⓘ
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Newcastle

Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton ⓘ
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
William Congreve ⓘ
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath ⓘ
hasNotableArtifact set of portrait paintings in National Portrait Gallery, London ⓘ
influenced Whig cultural identity ⓘ
development of party politics in Britain ⓘ
knownFor convivial meetings and dinners ⓘ
influence on Whig politics ⓘ
influence on literary life in London ⓘ
patronage of writers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
namedAfter Christopher Cat ⓘ
Kit-cat mutton pies ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sir Samuel Garth → literaryCircle → Kit-Cat Club ⓘ
Sir Samuel Garth → memberOf → Kit-Cat Club ⓘ
John Hughes → memberOf → Kit-Cat Club ⓘ
Jacob Tonson → employer → Kit-Cat Club (as publisher to members) ⓘ
linked to: Kit-Cat Club
Jacob Tonson → memberOf → Kit-Cat Club ⓘ
Godfrey Kneller → notableWork → Kit-Cat Club portraits ⓘ
linked to: Kit-Cat Club
Godfrey Kneller → series → Kit-Cat Club portrait series ⓘ
linked to: Kit-Cat Club