Sex, Scandal, and Celebrity in Late Eighteenth-Century England

by Matthew J. Kinservik

Book Overview

This book tells the story of the bitter feud between the Duchess of Kingston and the actor, Samuel Foote, which resulted in a pair of scandalous trials in London in the revolutionary year of 1776. Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution, the duchess's state trial for bigamy and Foote's criminal trial for attempted sodomy engrossed the attention of Londoners, including George III, Parliament, and the nobility. Sex, Scandal, and Celebrity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134953854X
• ISBN13: 9781349538546
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"