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The Georgian Period - British Library Sources
(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
The population of Britain grew rapidly during the Georgian period, from around five million people in 1700 to nearly nine million by 1801. It was a time of extreme luxury and extreme poverty, of burgeoning consumer culture and the birth of industrialisation; of spectacular entertainments from exhibitions of giants and exotic animals to public hangings. Explore the newspapers, books, illustrations, posters and political reports of the time to find out more.
- Subject:
- Arts, Humanities
- Grade Level:
- Secondary, Post-secondary
- Collection:
- British Library