Eighteen
A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Published:15th Aug '24
£22.00
This title is due to be published on 15th August, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Biggest books to look out for in 2024– The Guardian
'Loxton is the next big thing in history' – Dan Snow
At eighteen, your life is full of of what-ifs and why-nots. You have everything to look forward to – unless you’ve got the plague.
From a young Elizabeth Tudor, the orphan facing deadly intrigue at court, to a teenage Richard Burton, the rugby-obsessed son of a Welsh miner, historian Alice Loxton explores Britain’s past through the lives of eighteen figures at this crucial age.
How do you make a living in Georgian London with no arms or legs? What would you do if a world war interrupted your university studies? With plenty of wit and insight, Eighteen invites readers to join an eclectic cast of young Britons across the nation and throughout its history, to find out what makes us who we are.
Filled with fascinating stories of royalty, explorers, writers and entertainers, Eighteen asks what lessons we can learn for modern Britain.
'A whirlwind of historical energy . . . one of the brightest new stars of popular history' – Dan Jones
Alice Loxton is the star of her generation . . . the next big thing in history -- Dan Snow, historian and author of On This Day in History, on UPROAR!
Vivid, pacey and endlessly engaging . . . Irresistible stuff -- Tracy Borman, historian, on UPROAR!
Witty, well-written and full of wonderful detail, UPROAR! is a glorious read -- Dr Janina Ramirez, author of Femina, on UPROAR!
Zippy . . . Loxton revels in the tumult and deformity once found so unpalatable... a generous tribute. Loxton sees Gillray as the eternal enemy of priggishness and rates his artistic vision as the equal of William Blake's Henry Hitchings -- The Times, on UPROAR!
Lively and engaging . . . This is a story that always bears retelling, and Loxton does so entertainingly -- Mail on Sunday, on UPROAR!
Alice Loxton heads the charge of an exciting new generation of historians – this is an exuberant, iconoclastic and, yes, uproarious debut -- Jessie Childs, author of The Siege of Loyalty House, on UPROAR!
Alice Loxton is a whirlwind of historical energy and UPROAR! is a sensational debut, which marks her out as one of the brightest new stars of popular history -- Dan Jones, author of Powers and Thrones, on UPROAR!
Alice Loxton's analysis of Georgian England is razor sharp, witty and engaging. An appropriately 'laugh out loud' history of the age of satire -- Helen Carr, author of The Red Prince, on UPROAR!
A gripping, energetic and easy to follow deep dive into the raucous satire revolution of late Georgian Britain. Alice has created a diamond of a debut book -- Tristan Hughes, author of Alexander's Successors at War, on UPROAR!
Exuberant popular history -- London Review of Books, on UPROAR!
ISBN: 9781035031283
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
336 pages