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The Grand Tour: everything you wanted to know

The Grand Tour: everything you wanted to know

Name: The Grand Tour: everything you wanted to know
Uploaded: 2024-08-06T08:49:57.313Z
Duration: 42 min 7 s
Description: From classical sites to society scandals, Lizzie Rogers answers listener questions on the 18th-century travellers who visited continental Europe

From classical sites to society scandals, Lizzie Rogers answers listener questions on the 18th-century travellers who visited continental Europe

Dr Lizzie Rogers

Published: August 9, 2024 at 4:13 PM

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In the 18th century, countless British travellers set off to continental Europe in search of art, architecture... and a good time. But what were the must-see locations on the Grand Tour? How did people overcome the challenges of language, currency and uncomfortable mules? And what were the biggest scandals that shook fashionable Europe?

In this 'everything you wanted to know' episode, Lizzie Rogers takes Ellie Cawthorne on a whistle-stop journey through the history of the Grand Tour.

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Dr Lizzie RogersHistorian and writer

Dr Lizzie Rogers is an historian and writer who specialises in women, learning and historic houses in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and their depiction in popular culture.