Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Editorial 2
3. Contents 5
4. History and Humour 7
5. The Persistent Regency 21
6. Richard Doyle’s Comic Histories 47
7. History ›from below‹ 69
8. Merrying the Monarch 87
9. On Boots, Beef, and Blackadder 111
10. We ARE Amused! 133
11. The Old World and the New 151
12. ›There Wont Be Inny Show Tonite‹ 171
13. Geoff Hurst’s Ball 193
14. List of Contributors 211
15. Index 215