The Fall of the House of Byron: Scandal and Seduction in Georgian England

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Just as it had shocked the society of Georgian London, the story of the Byrons, and the folklore of their outlandish scandal, would his influence his life and poetry for posterity. Emily Brand leads an excellent team at Boodle Hatfield LLP, which ‘ combines blue-sky thinking with sound commercial knowledge‘. Whether in court proceedings or negotiating private settlements, Emily delivers results for her clients, always focusing on their specific needs and concerns. clients adore her and she's also no-nonsense; she's very good at giving realistic and proper advice to clients in a very palatable way, which is a bit of an art'.

She has worked on a number of ground-breaking cases including Radmacher v Granatino (concerning a German prenuptial contract), Prest v Petrodel (piercing the corporate veil) and Young v Young (involving complex financial structures, asset tracing, non-disclosure and enforcement). She is also a gifted storyteller, employing a variety of devices familiar from fiction which keep the reader’s attention and form a compelling story. Brand has done an excellent job of placing the sexploits of the Byron family into the context of a broader social and political history .In The Law Society Gazette, Family Partner, Harriet Errington outlines how Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (“part III”) is a powerful, but often misunderstood, area of the law. Her excellent judgement together with her first class skill in putting clients at their ease makes for a formidable combination that puts her in a class of her own.

As well as being a family biography, this is also a history of the eighteenth century, encompassing major historical events such as the American and French Revolutions, and the Jacobite rebellion. We also use them to help detect unauthorized access or activity that violate our terms of service, as well as to analyze site traffic and performance for our own site improvement efforts. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance.George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron was one of the most notorious literary figures of the early nineteenth century, known for his poetry, love affairs, adventures in Europe and flamboyant lifestyle.

She also notes that the bond between Byron and Augusta was, in part, informed by interest in their shared ancestry and sense of family legacy. Just as it had shocked the society of Georgian London, the outlandish and scandalous story of the Byrons – and the myths that began to rise around it – would his influence his life and poetry for posterity. I managed to get my first solo exhibition the year I left teaching at the Ripley Arts Centre in Bromley and have since been part of several group exhibitions. Brand, a young historian specialising in eighteenth-century romance, traces the many ways that historical events cut across their lives, complete with observations from family acquaintances Horace Walpole and Samuel Johnson. Emily previously worked as a senior editor of academic history, trade history and classic literature for the University of Oxford.Rather, Brand’s story brings to the forefront a series of eccentric and fascinating figures who each have their own remarkable stories, but who have perhaps since been eclipsed by the reputation of their more famous descendant. Brand is also adept at handling challenging children disputes (with special expertise in relation to children with autism). Having worked on the ground-breaking case of Radmacher v Granatino (concerning a German prenuptial contract), she has unique expertise in restricting access to wealth (via nuptial agreements) or unlocking it. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from.

For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin. Whether in court proceedings or negotiating private settlements, Emily delivers results for her clients, always focusing on their specific needs. I imagine that many people will come to this book because they are interested in Byron the poet, but readers should be aware that, although the impact of his family legacy is considered, he is not the main focus. Her pandemic-published first major work, The Fall of the House of Byron , was selected as BBC Radio 4’s 'Book of the Week', and as a 'Book of the Year' by the The Sunday Times, The Mail on Sunday and BBC History Magazine.Part of what I love about painting and altering colour is the ease at which an image can be changed from one moment to the next, how a change in colour or light can give a completely different feel to the end piece. She is highly attuned to the need for complete discretion and negotiations taking place ‘behind closed doors’.