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Emma Hamilton

Name: Emma Hamilton
Author: Julie Peakman
ISBN: 9781904341987

by Julie Peakman

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Overview

Emma Hamilton (1765-1815) epitomized the classic tale of an eighteenth century woman's rise from poverty to fame and riches using nothing but beauty and feminine guile. In this book one of today's most innovative historians of sex and gender presents new insights into the life of one of history's most glamorous women. It digs deep into eighteenth-century sexuality to produce a new understanding of Emma's life with Hamilton, their bizarre liaison with Nelson and the genuine love which passed between the three of them.

About the Author, Julie Peakman

Julie Peakman is part of an exciting new generation of academic historians who are prepared to push back the boundaries in search of a new type of social history which is made comprehensible to the general public. She is a fellow at UCL, visiting lecturer at Oxford Brookes University and a frequent contributor to national and international conferences, journals and books on history.