Pre-Owned The Trials of the King of Hampshire: Madness, Secrecy and Betrayal in Georgian England (Hardcover) 1780749600 9781780749600

A Guardian best history book of 2016 Eccentric, shy aristocrat ... or mad, bad and dangerous to know? Neighbour Jane Austen found the 3rd earl of Portsmouth a model gentleman and Lord Byron maintained that, while the man was a fool, he was certainly no madman. Behind closed doors, though, Portsmouth delighted in pinching his servants so that they screamed, asked dairy-maids to bleed him with lancets and was obsessed with attending funerals. After he'd lived this way for years, in 1823 his own family set out to have him declared insane. Still reeling from the madness of King George, society could not tear itself away from what would become the longest, costliest and most controversial insanity trial in British history.

Title: The Trials of the King of Hampshire: Madness, Secrecy and Betrayal in Georgian England Book Format: Hardcover ISBN10: 1780749600 EAN: 9781780749600 Genre: PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health Author: Foyster, Elizabeth CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.