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Stephen Bates is a former religious and royal affairs correspondent of the Guardian. He is the author of A CHURCH AT WAR (2004), GOD'S OWN COUNTRY (2008) and PENNY LOAVES AND BUTTER CHEAP: BRITAIN IN 1846 (2013).
'A capacious, illuminating and thickly populated portrait of Britain in a year of drama that marked the end of one era and the start of another' David Kynaston, author of Modernity Britain. 'Battles, balls, Byron, and the birth of modern history - Stephen Bates chronicles them all with insight, wit and grace' Robert Lacey, co-author of The Year 1,000. '1815 is both panoramic in scope and wonderfully readable. It brings an entire age triumphantly to life' Lucy Lethbridge, author of Servants. 'The story, powerfully told, of a year that left behind it a sense that the world had changed, and changed irrevocably' David McKie, author of Bright Particular Stars. 'An illuminating portrayal of a pivotal year for the nation' The Daily Telegraph.
