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This programme looks at the life of Sir William Hamilton, the 18th century British ambassador to Naples, who was fascinated by the volcano Vesuvius. The programme also looks at his infamous marriag...e to Emma Hart and the effect it had on his life and his reputation.
This programme looks at the life of Sir William Hamilton, the 18th century British ambassador to Naples, who was fascinated by the volcano Vesuvius. The programme also looks at his infamous marriag...e to Emma Hart and the effect it had on his life and his reputation.
| First transmission date: | 2003 |
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| Published: | 2003 |
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| Duration: | 00:29:08 |
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| Producer: | Lionel Mill |
| Contributors: | Emma Barker; Richard Hamblyn; Paul Herzberg; Ian Jenkins; Carlo Knight; Helen Langdon; Carolanne Lyme; Lori-Ann Touchette |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/shadowofvesuvius/ |
| Keyword(s): | "Campi Phlegraei"; Fabris, Pietro; The Grand tour |
| Subject terms: | Enlightenment; Greece--Antiquities; Italy--Antiquities; Italy--History--1789-1815; Naples (Italy)--History; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Vesuvius (Italy); Volcanoes--Italy--Vesuvius; Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832; Hamilton, Emma; Hamilton, William Rowan, Sir, 1805-1865; Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805; Royal Society HistoryHerculaneum (Extinct city); --Pompeii (Extinct city) |
| Footage description: | This programme is linked to OU course A207 From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830 |
| Master spool number: | BOU11002 |
| Production number: | JOUA204A |
| Videofinder number: | 6545 |
| Available to public: | no |
