Penelope J Corfield discusses the highs and lows of the Georgian era, from the abolition movement to the gin craze
The long 18th century saw Britain undergo colossal changes, from growing overseas expansion and the transformation of attitudes towards disability, to the sexualisation of popular culture. Penelope J Corfield speaks to Rhiannon Davies about this explosive era of British history.
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