Regency Era It Girl Emma Hamilton (part one)
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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