London in the Eighteenth Century by Jerry White
London lives, magnificent and squalidIn 1700 London was already the biggest city in Europe; by 1800 it had become the largest in the world. It was home to both the most magnificent and the most squalid lives. In his new book, Jerry White does justice t...
The first sexual revolution
Adulterers and prostitutes could be executed and women were agreed to be more libidinous than men – then in the 18th century attitudes to sex underwent an extraordinary changeWe believe in sexual freedom. We take it for granted that consenting m...
