Regency Era It Girl Emma Hamilton (part one)
From Vulgar History: Regency Era by Vulgar History | Realm
April 8, 2026 · 1h 17m · Season 8 · Episode 23
About this episode
The episode discusses the early life of Emma Hamilton, exploring her rise from poverty to high society.
Click here to watch this episode as a video. Emma Hamilton was born as Amy Lyon, a poor girl with a murky background. Through a mixture of ambition and luck, her gorgeousness helped her rise out of poverty and into high society as the mistress of a powerful man. And her story was only starting. Guest co-host Amanda Matta joins us to discuss the incredible first part of Emma Hamilton's life story. Learn more about Amanda, her podcasts, and other ways to keep up with her. — Buy a copy of Ann's book Rebel of the Regency — Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories at commonera.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout — Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and…
People in this episode
Host: Ann
Guest: Amanda Matta
Topics covered
- Emma Hamilton
- Regency Era
- high society
- history
Keywords
- ambition
- luck
- gorgeousness
- mistress
- powerful man
Sponsors
common.era
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Rebel of the Regency, common.era jewellery
Books & works: Regency Era, Rebel of the Regency
Places: US
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