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Episode 7: In Love and Dirt: Cross-Class Romance in 19th Century England

Episode 7: In Love and Dirt: Cross-Class Romance in 19th Century England

FromDirty Sexy History


Episode 7: In Love and Dirt: Cross-Class Romance in 19th Century England

FromDirty Sexy History

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jul 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the 19th century, no one ever married outside their class…right? In this episode, we look at some people who did. Elizabeth Armistead was a courtesan to the aristocracy who married the love of her life, politician and abolitionist Charles James Fox. Arthur Munby was a gentleman who secretly married Hannah Cullwick, a maid with a very interesting fetish.

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Released:
Jul 7, 2021
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