Dark Days of Georgian Britain: Rethinking the Regency (PDF)
Pen and Sword | English | 2018 | ISBN-10: 1526702541 | 211 pages | PDF | 38.68 mb
by James Hobson (Author)

In Dark Days of Georgian Britain, James Hobson challenges the long established view of high society during the Regency, and instead details an account of a society in change. Often upheld as a period of elegance with many achievements in the fine arts and architecture, the Regency era also encompassed a time of great social, political and economic upheaval. In this insightful social history the emphasis is on the life of the every-man, on the lives of the poor and the challenges they faced. Using a wide range of sources, Hobson shares the stories of real people. He explores corruption in government and elections;