The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller Blackwell's Book of the Year Shortlisted for Waterstones
Book of the Year 'The star of her generation' - Dan Snow host of History Hit 'Bursting
with ideas and images' - Philippa Gregory author of The Other Boleyn Girl 'Utterly utterly
brilliant' - Tracy Borman author of The King's Witch At eighteen your life is full of
what-ifs and why-nots. You have everything to look forward to - unless you've got the plague .
. . What happens if the First World War breaks out while you're at university? How does a
young woman born without arms or legs make a living in Georgian London? What turns a
rugby-obsessed teenager from a Welsh mining town into Richard Burton? In this unconventional
and witty history award-winning writer and broadcaster Alice Loxton delves into Britain's past
exploring the country through eighteen notable figures at that most formative age - eighteen.
From a young Elizabeth Tudor facing deadly intrigue at court to Empress Matilda already
changing the fate of nations Eighteen invites readers to join an eclectic cast of young
Britons across the nation and throughout its history. Filled with fascinating stories of
royalty explorers writers and entertainers Eighteen asks what lessons we can learn for
modern Britain. 'Brilliantly original wonderfully perceptive and full of rich insights . .
. Loxton has confirmed her place as one of our most exciting and talented young historians' -
James Holland bestselling author and historian
