There has been a great deal written on the secret longings and sexual hypocrisy of the Victorian era’s upper crust, but almost nothing has chronicled the erotic desires and sexuality of London’s working class. Now, in this painstakingly researched book, their touching and emotional stories can be told..
Category: Great Britain
A Monarchy Transformed 1603-1714
The century between 1603 and 1714–an era of profound social, economic, and religious change–launched Britain from an isolated archipelago to a world-class intellectual, commercial, and military center. An outburst of intellectual creativity that surpassed even the Renaissance saw a language scarcely known beyond its native shores become immortalized for a future world..