The Fall of the House of Byron: Scandal and Seduction in Georgian England

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Emily Brand leads an excellent team at Boodle Hatfield LLP, which ‘ combines blue-sky thinking with sound commercial knowledge‘. BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed are published by Immediate Media Company Limited under licence from BBC Studios Distribution.

The Gothic element is further underlined by the presence of Newstead Abbey, once an Augustinian priory, at the centre of the narrative. But only a few decades later, at the end of the century, the building had become a crumbling and ill-cared-for ruin. Emily is known for her creative and discreet approach acting in high-profile cases often involving extensive wealth or complex issues concerning children, including international relocation.With Emily on your side you feel as if you have an advantage over the other side even before the case begins.

Emily previously worked as a senior editor of academic history, trade history and classic literature for the University of Oxford. Rather, Brand’s story brings to the forefront a series of eccentric and fascinating figures who each have their own remarkable stories, but who have perhaps since been eclipsed by the reputation of their more famous descendant.As well as being a family biography, this is also a history of the eighteenth century, encompassing major historical events such as the American and French Revolutions, and the Jacobite rebellion. She has worked on a number of ground-breaking cases including Radmacher v Granatino (concerning a German prenuptial contract), Prest v Petrodel (piercing the corporate veil) and Young v Young (involving complex financial structures, asset tracing, non-disclosure and enforcement). In The Fall of the House of Byron, historian Emily Brand traces the history of Byron’s ancestors in the eighteenth century, focusing primarily on the generation of William, 5th Baron Byron (the poet’s great-uncle) and his siblings.

Just as it had shocked the society of Georgian London, the story of the Byrons, and the folklore of their outlandish scandal, would his influence his life and poetry for posterity.His family, he would come to learn, had in recent decades become known for almost unfathomable levels of scandal and impropriety, from elopement, murder, and kidnapping to adultery, coercion, and thrilling near-death naval experiences. Whether in court proceedings or negotiating private settlements, Emily delivers results for her clients, always focusing on their specific needs. She is widely respected for her combination of compassion for her clients’ unique circumstances, and her astute ability for intelligent problem-solving. She is also an imaginative problem-solver who genuinely cares about her clients, and strikes a balance between big picture and detail.

William, known as ‘The Wicked Lord’, was an unpopular and eccentric figure who caused the family name to become associated with scandal - partly due to his trial for murder - and he steadily laid waste to the family’s fortune and estate at Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. James Ferguson is highly experienced at handling complex divorces and high-value matrimonial financial disputes. Having worked on the ground-breaking case of Radmacher v Granatino (concerning a German prenuptial contract), she has unique expertise in restricting access to wealth (via nuptial agreements) or unlocking it.Seeing how wars and upheavals like these affected the life of one family gives a feeling of immediacy that is not always present in historical accounts, and illustrates both the impact on everyday life and the long-term consequences. One of the most memorable and affecting sections of the book is the account of his experiences when he was stranded with his crew in South America after the wreck of the HMS Wager in 1741. George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron was one of the most notorious literary figures of the early nineteenth century, known for his poetry, love affairs, adventures in Europe and flamboyant lifestyle.