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Mike Rendell

    Originalmente abogado, este autor descubrió su verdadera vocación en la historia, especializándose en Gran Bretaña durante la Era Georgiana. Basándose en extensos archivos familiares de cartas y diarios, crea historias sociales vistas a través de los ojos de sus antepasados. Su obra combina de manera única la investigación histórica con el arte visual, incorporando a menudo intrincados recortes de papel hechos por sus ancestros. Cada libro profundiza en una faceta distinta del período georgiano, explorando desde costumbres sociales hasta artesanías.

    Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century
    The Grand Tour
    Sex and Sexuality in Georgian Britain
    Georgian Harlots and Whores
    A Dark History of Gin
    • A Dark History of Gin

      • 208 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      Brings out the 'dark side' of gin - the lesser-known version of gin's history, as well as the tales of sinister, sad or criminal behaviour.

      A Dark History of Gin2022
      3,9
    • Georgian Harlots and Whores

      • 208 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      The lives and loves of some of the most extraordinary women in Georgian Britain.

      Georgian Harlots and Whores2022
      3,8
    • The Grand Tour

      • 64 páginas
      • 3 horas de lectura

      An introduction to the raucous yet educational 'gap year' tours of Europe taken by wealthy British graduates in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.The Grand Tour, the eighteenth-century's precursor to the gap year, was a rite of passage for young aristocrats fresh out of it was a tour of Europe ostensibly taken to absorb culture, knowledge, and appreciation for the arts; but was also often a gateway to womanizing and debauchery. This book looks at how the tour developed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, examining what the young tourists got up to on their foreign travels – how they acquired 'polish' and knowledge of art, architecture, and opera. It looks at how they developed a passion for collecting, and how they applied those interests to fit out what became one of the triumphs of the eighteenth century – the English country house.

      The Grand Tour2022
      3,5
    • Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century

      • 184 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      Pirates and Privateers tells the fascinating story of the buccaneers who were the scourge of merchants in the 18th Century.

      Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century2018
      3,5