I specialise in eighteenth and nineteenth century British History and Art. I am Book Reviews Editor for The Art Newspaper and a consultant for museums, galleries, historic buildings, TV and feature films. I was the advisor on Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner (2014) and Peterloo (2018). My books include Jacobites: A New History of the ’45 Rebellion (Bloomsbury 2016, paperback 2017), Peterloo: The Story of the Manchester Massacre (Head of Zeus 2018, paperback 2019) and Hogarth: Life in Progress (Profile Books 2021, paperback 2022) the Sunday Times Art Book of the Year. My latest book is Hogarth’s Britons (Paul Holberton Publishing 2023) which accompanied my major exhibition at Derby Museum & Art Gallery (10 March to 4 June 2023). My next book, Hard Streets: Working-Class Lives in Charlie Chaplin’s London, 1843-1913 (Profile Books) will be published in February 2026. My literary agent is Bill Hamilton A. M. Heath and for all freelance and consultancy enquiries please contact me via jacquelineriding1697@gmail.com