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A bed warmer or warming pan was a common household item in countries with cold winters, especially in Europe. It consisted of a metal container, usually fitted with a handle and shaped somewhat like a
Bed warmer from the Netherlands
English stoneware bed warmer and stopper
Electrical bed warmer (with a shielded electric bulb) in India, 1979
James Francis Edward Stuart
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James Francis Edward Stuart, also known as the Old Pretender, was the senior House of Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1701 until his death in 1766. The only surviv
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…Electric blanket – a blanket that contains integrated electrical heating James Francis Edward Stuart – the "Old Pretender", also nicknamed the Warming Pan Baby, rumoured to have been smuggled into the queen's bedchamber in a warming pan…
Portrait from the studio of Alexis Simon Belle, c. 1712
James Francis Edward as Prince of Wales
James Francis Edward c. 1703, portrait in the Royal Collection attributed to Alexis Simon Belle
James ("The Old Pretender") lands in Scotland after Sheriffmuir. An 18th-century engraving.