The civilisation of the crowd: Popular culture in England, 1750-1900

Golby, J. M

Batsford Academic and Educational

<p>Popular culture in England at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution was largely rural; by the end of the 19th century it had become a mainly urban - and highly commercialized - phenomenon. It had changed from a culture of leisure pursuits related to the church year and blood sports like cock-fighting to one of music hall, seaside holidays and football leagues. Throughout, however, popular culture defiantly resisted the attempts of religious and political reformers to make it serious and rational. This text argues, however, that there was no great cultural watershed as industrialization and urbanization proceeded, and stresses the degree to which pre-industrial popular culture was already commercialized. It also rejects the view that the working class was manipulated and transformed by the "capitalist bourgeoisie". Its theme is continuity and survival rather than change. It highlights too the increasing similiarities between the pastimes of the rich and the poor - with middle class habits gradually and spontaneously adopted by the lower classes, while the football and dancing of the lower classes became more popular amongst the wealthy.</p>

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

John Golby and William Purdue present an account of the fluctuating relationship between the Royal Family and the British public from George III to the present day. The authors describe the different monarchs and also assess the changing role of the monarchy during this period. From the peak of popularity achieved by the patriotism of George III, the monarchy went into near-catastrophic decline under his successor George IV. Another periodic trough occurred at the time of Victoria's long seclusion after Albert's death, while today the Royal Family are media superstars, the subject of intense interest and adulation in Britain and around the world.

The monarchy and the British people, 1760 to the present

B.T. Batsford

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The civilisation of the crowd: Popular culture in England, 1750-1900

The civilisation of the crowd: Popular culture in England, 1750-1900

The monarchy and the British people, 1760 to the present