London in the Eighteenth Century: ‘A Great and Monstrous Thing’

Tue 24 Apr 2012

Guildhall Library

Aldermanbury

London

EC2V 7HH

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T: 020 7332 1868/1870

E: Guildhall.library@cityoflondon.gov.uk

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Visitor Information

6-8pm
Free – but you must book in advance

Jerry White, author of London in the Eighteenth Century gives a lecture on an extraordinary century in the history of London; looking at the growth of the city and urban change; the make-up of the Londoner from home and abroad; ways of earning a living from banking to begging; the public pleasures of London and the crime and prostitution that accompanied them; the tightening sinews of power and discipline; and the hesitant beginnings of London democracy.

Following the event there will be a wine reception and an opportunity to purchase a copy of the book signed by the author.

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