HAMPSHIRE History Trust has announced a special evening talk by historian Alice Loxton.
Entitled UPROAR!: Satire, Scandal and Printmakers in Georgian London, the talk will act as a fundraiser to support the work of the trust, which also organises the Winchester Heritage Open Days.
Alice will talk about how the artists of Georgian London profoundly altered British humour, setting the stage for everything from Gilbert and Sullivan to Private Eye and Spitting Image, and ask audiences to reappraise everything they thought they knew about genteel Georgian London and see it for what it really was – a time of uproar.
UPROAR! is set against a backdrop of royal madness, political intrigue, the birth of modern celebrity, French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, and follows the satirists as they lampoon those in power, from George III and Napoleon to the Prince Regent and Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
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Nicky Gottlieb, chair of Hampshire History Trust said: “We are very pleased to be able to welcome Alice to give this talk on the eve of Heritage Open Days. It will be a very entertaining evening.
“As an organisation, we receive no regular funding and as HODs events are all free to attend the opportunity to hold a fundraising event is very important to help fund our future projects and activities.”
Alice Loxton is a 27-year-old historian, writer and presenter with a passion for bringing history to mainstream audiences. She has worked with History Hit, NBC, Channel 4 and The National Trust.
UPROAR!: Satire, Scandal and Printmakers in Georgian London – An Evening with Alice Loxton will be held at Winchester College on Thursday, September 7 at 6.30pm. Standard tickets cost £15 while premium tickets which include a meet and greet with Alice cost £30.
Tickets can be purchased by visiting eventbrite.co.uk/e/uproar-alice-loxton-talk-fundraising-event-for-hampshire-history-trust-tickets-662294108507.
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