The time traveller's guide to Regency Britain
Mortimer, Ian, 1967-2021
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A time of exuberance, thrills, frills and unchecked bad behaviour, the Regency period was perhaps the last age of true freedom before the arrival of the stifling world of Victorian morality. At the same time, it was a period of transition that reflected unprecedented social, economic and political change; it was dominated by population growth, urbanisation and industrialisation, fear of social unrest and demands for political reform. Here, Ian Mortimer takes us on a thrilling journey to the past, revealing what people ate, drank and wore; where they shopped and how they amused themselves; what they believed in and what they were afraid of.
Main title:
The time traveller's guide to Regency Britain / Ian Mortimer.
Author:
Mortimer, Ian, 1967-, author
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2021.
Collation:
x, 416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 2020.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781784705961 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.073
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain -- History -- Regency, 1811-1820Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 18th centuryGreat Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th centuryGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th centuryHistoryUnited Kingdom, Great BritainEuropean historyHistorySocial & cultural history
BRN:
773189
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