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All Things Georgian by Joanne Major

All Things Georgian

Tales From the Long Eighteenth Century

Joanne Major, Sarah Murden

Pen and Sword · Print & ebook · June 27, 2019

Take a romp through the long eighteenth-century in this collection of 25 short tales.

18th-Century HistoryGeorgian Britain (1714-1837)
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Georgian Britain (1714-1837), 18th-Century History
Published
Pen and Sword, June 27, 2019

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Take a romp through the long eighteenth-century in this collection of 25 short tales. Marvel at the Queen's Ass, gaze at the celestial heavens through the eyes of the past and be amazed by the equestrian feats of the Norwich Nymph. Journey to the debauched French court at Versailles, travel to Covent Garden and take your seat in a box at the theater and, afterwards, join the mile-high club in a new-fangled hot air balloon.

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Meet actresses, whores and high-born ladies, politicians, inventors, royalty and criminals as we travel through the Georgian era in all its glorious and gruesome glory. In roughly chronological order, covering the reign of the four Georges, 1714-1730 and set within the framework of the main events of the era, these tales are accompanied by over 100 stunning color illustrations.

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Georgian Britain (1714-1837)99%
18th-Century History55%

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Publisher categories

  • History
Authors
Joanne Major, Sarah Murden
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Published
June 27, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
History