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I recorded this way back in September when I had ambitious dreams of doing a whole series on the history of British social clubs, but I’ve been unfortunately wiped with work and with the emotional toll of American politics lately, so I was never able to get the series off the ground. But what we have is a fantastic conversation with my colleague, Seth Thévoz, talking about his research on clubs in 19th Century Britain. Seth is the author of a really wonderful book on how London gentlemen’s clubs had a massive impact on 19th century politicians and politics. At the height, probably over 19 out of every 20 Members of Parliament were a member of at least one club. We talk about Seth’s book and then talk about the differences we see between clubs in the 18th and the 19th century.
James Gillray, the Union Club (from http://www.james-gillray.org/pop/union.html)
Further Reading
Seth Thévoz, Club Government
Ian Newman, the Romantic Tavern
And Seth’s HUGE and comprehensive bibliography of London clubs
And Seth’s large list of publications