Respectability and the London Poor, 1780–1870
Respectability and the London Poor, 1780–1870

Author: Lynn MacKay

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-10-06

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 131732143X

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The population of London soared during the Industrial Revolution and the poorer areas became iconic places of overcrowding and vice. Focusing on the communities of Westminster, MacKay shows that many of the plebeian populace retained traditional working-class pursuits, such as gambling, drinking and blood sports.

British Masculinity in the 'Gentleman’s Magazine', 1731 to 1815
British Masculinity in the 'Gentleman’s Magazine', 1731 to 1815

Author: Gillian Williamson

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-27

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 1137542330

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The Gentleman's Magazine was the leading eighteenth-century periodical. By integrating the magazine's history, readers and contents this study shows how 'gentlemanliness' was reshaped to accommodate their social and political ambitions.

Napoleon and British Song, 1797-1822
Napoleon and British Song, 1797-1822

Author: Oskar Cox Jensen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-10-12

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1137555386

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This study offers a radical reassessment of a crucial period of political and cultural history. By looking at some 400 songs, many of which are made available to hear, and at their writers, singers, and audiences, it questions both our relationship with song, and ordinary Britons' relationship with Napoleon, the war, and the idea of Britain itself.