Defining John Bull : political caricature and national identity in late Georgian England /Tamara L. Hunt.

The book explores how caricature played a key role in changing British identities. The late Georgian period has been referred to as the 'golden age' of caricature. Satirists responded to political controversies, and demand for caricatures grew as the public's interest in politics increased. In an era of rapid change, social and political, views on British identity shifted. The caricatures created in the late 18th and early 19th centuries reflected these shifts. Includes 131 illustrations.