Eighteenth century Georgian Britain can be viewed in two ways; either as the last hurrah of an older Britain or as the first glimmers of a modern Britain.
Civil unrest took many forms, many involving violence. They included The Gordon Riots, naval mutinies, and weavers unrest in The West Country. Bawdiness was present at many entertainments of the period, in a societal drinking culture, and most alarmingly in sexual relations. All this is in sharp contrast to the emergence of ‘Polite Society’, as captured in the novels of Jane Austen, and in the general betterment in the status of (middle class) women.
Morning session: 11.30am- 1.00pm
Lunch 1.00-2.15pm
Afternoon session 2.15-3.30pm
William Tyler MBE has a large following at JW3, he is a freelance educator, lecturer, public speaker, writer and consultant with a main focus on History. He was the Principal of The City Lit, Britain’s largest college of adult education. He was his awarded his MBE for services to education. During lockdown William created a much followed blog for those attending his sessions.