Pump Room Talk: Dr Peter Collinge
Join Dr Pete Collinge as he dives into the world of Georgian gin – the demon drink of the eighteenth century. Gin was keenly promoted by governments and by landowners. As it flooded towns and cities, in its wake came illicit gatherings, poisonings, crime, scandal, death and murder. Aghast at its intoxicating and debilitating effects, especially among the poor, moral crusaders took to the streets and to the printing press, so too did its promoters. The results were both riotous and turbulent.
