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The Essay Podcast

The Essay

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Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: Georgian Portraits

The Essay: Georgian Portraits: Episode 3: Amanda Vickery on Elizabeth Parker Shackleton

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Episode 3

Episode 3: Amanda Vickery on Elizabeth Parker Shackleton

Georgian Portraits

Amanda Vickery on Elizabeth Parker Shackleton

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Historian Amanda Vickery explores the life of Elizabeth Parker Shackleton.

Historian Amanda Vickery explores the life of Elizabeth Parker Shackleton, member of the lesser gentry and mercantile elite of 18th-century Lancashire.

In today's essay shedding light on key figures of the Georgian era, historian Amanda Vickery explores the life of gentlewoman Elizabeth Parker Shackleton, member of the lesser gentry and mercantile elite of 18th-century Lancashire.

Producer: Mohini Patel.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Series focusing on key figures of the Georgian era

Marking the 300th anniversary of the Hanoverian period, a series exploring key figures of the Georgian era

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