Poor Bickerton : a journey to the dark heart of Georgian England
Haddelsey, Stephen2024
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On the 8th of 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 .Over the coming hours, Higgs and his jury would unpick the details of Bickerton's strange 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, 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.
Main title:
Poor Bickerton : a journey to the dark heart of Georgian England / Stephen Haddelsey ; foreword by Jerry White.
Author:
Haddelsey, Stephen, author
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2024.
Collation:
1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781803994253 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
941.07941.07 HADD
Language:
English
BRN:
2921105
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