Poor Bickerton: A Journey to the Dark Heart of Georgian England

Poor Bickerton: A Journey to the Dark Heart of Georgian England by STEPHEN HADDELSEY


Authors
STEPHEN HADDELSEY
ISBN
9781803994253
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Dimensions
156 x 234mm

A solid history looking at a popular era and uncovering the cut-throat side of living in Georgian England. On 8 October 1833 Coroner Thomas Higgs opened an inquest into the death of John Bickerton, an elderly eccentric who, despite rumours of his wealth and high connections, had died in abject squalor, 'from the want of the common necessaries of life'. Over the coming hours, Higgs and his jury would unpick the details of Bickerton's strange, sad story: a story that began with comparative wealth, including education at Oxford and the Inns of Court, and brought him to the attention of two sitting prime ministers, but which descended into madness, imprisonment, mockery and starvation. Using Bickerton as a narrative thread to weave the story around, historian Stephen Haddelsey explores the lives of the down-and-outs and out-of-favours of Georgian and early Victorian England, tracking the deprivations society's lost children faced. For any fan of the era of balls and intrigue, here is revealed the story of Society's rejects and those whose star was only ever doomed to fall. AUTHOR: Stephen Haddelsey is the author of many books on Antarctic exploration history, including 'Ice Captain', 'Born Adventurer' and 'Icy Graves', as well as other topics. He lives in Nottinghamshire. 20 b/w illustrations
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