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Nash, Richard, ‘Beau’

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

Nash, Richard, ‘Beau’ (1674–1761), went to Bath in 1705, where he established the Assembly Rooms, drew up a code of etiquette and dress, and became unquestioned autocrat of society. The gambling laws of 1740–5 deprived him of his source of income, and his popularity waned after 1745. Goldsmith wrote a life of Nash, published 1762.

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Beau Nash

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Beau Nash (Richard Nash), 1674-1761, Englishman of fashion. As master of ceremonies at Bath he was the recognized leader of society. He maintained his luxurious mode of living by gambling until gaming was forbidden in 1745. He died a poor pensioner.

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Nash, Richard

A Dictionary of World History | 2000 | Copyright

Nash, Richard (or Beau Nash) (1674–1762) Welsh dandy. Master of Ceremonies in Bath from 1704, he established the city as the centre of fashionable society and was an arbiter of fashion and etiquette in the early Georgian age.

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