The Georgians
Title | The Georgians PDF eBook |
Author | Penelope J. Corfield |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2022-02-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0300265069 |
A comprehensive history of the Georgians, comparing past views of these exciting, turbulent, and controversial times with our attitudes today The Georgian era is often seen as a time of innovations. It saw the end of monarchical absolutism, global exploration and settlements overseas, the world’s first industrial revolution, deep transformations in religious and cultural life, and Britain’s role in the international trade in enslaved Africans. But how were these changes perceived by people at the time? And how do their viewpoints compare with attitudes today? In this wide-ranging history, Penelope J. Corfield explores every aspect of Georgian life—politics and empire, culture and society, love and violence, religion and science, industry and towns. People’s responses at the time were often divided. Pessimists saw loss and decline, while optimists saw improvements and light. Out of such tensions came the Georgian culture of both experiment and resistance. Corfield emphasizes those elements of deep continuity that persisted even within major changes, and shows how new developments were challenged if their human consequences proved dire.
All Things Georgian
Title | All Things Georgian PDF eBook |
Author | Joanne Major |
Publisher | Pen and Sword History |
Pages | |
Release | 2019-12-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781526757852 |
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 newfangled hot air balloon. Meet actresses, whores and highborn 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, 1714-1830 and set within the framework of the main events of the era, these tales are accompanied by over 100 stunning color illustrations.
The Georgian Period
Title | The Georgian Period PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 1899 |
Genre | Architecture |
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The Georgian Era: Political and rural economists. Painters, sculptors, architects, and engravers. Composers. Vocal, instrumental and dramatic performers
Title | The Georgian Era: Political and rural economists. Painters, sculptors, architects, and engravers. Composers. Vocal, instrumental and dramatic performers PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 598 |
Release | 1834 |
Genre | Great Britain |
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The Georgian Period
Title | The Georgian Period PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 1900 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
The Georgian Period
Title | The Georgian Period PDF eBook |
Author | William Rotch Ware |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1898 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781022355002 |
The Georgian Period
Title | The Georgian Period PDF eBook |
Author | William Rotch Ware |
Publisher | |
Pages | 114 |
Release | 1902 |
Genre | Architecture |
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