Strangers and Intimates

A brilliantly original line of investigation, taking the reader on an epic journey through the ages . . . endlessly fascinating and full of surprisesAlice Loxton, author of Eighteen

From Tudor Treason Trials to Monica Lewinsky and beyond, this book brilliantly deploys the author's deep knowledge of literature, political ideas, as well as the history of law and of leisure . . . a tour de force.David Abulafia, author of The Boundless Sea

Amidst all the current narrow technological determinism, it is refreshing - and empowering - to read such a nuanced, thoughtful history of this slippery conceptKate Fox, author of Watching the English

From Thomas More and Oliver Cromwell to Jennicam, Big Brother and Monica Lewinsky . . . one of the most thought-provoking books I’ve read in yearsAdrian Tinniswood, author of The Power and the Glory