Book Talk - Billy Waters is Dancing
Event Start Date: 11/06/2025
Event End Date: 12/06/2025
Location: No1 ROYAL CRESCENT
Address: 1 ROYAL CRESCENT, BATH, BA1 2LR
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Join us for a talk by Dr Mary L Shannon on her book Billy Waters is Dancing: Or, How a Black Sailor Found Fame in Regency Britain
‘Finding Billy Waters: Uncovering Black Lives in Regency Britain’
William ‘Billy’ Waters: busker, sailor, immigrant, father, lover, extraordinary talent, and a forgotten Black celebrity from Regency London. Delve into Waters’ incredible life story to find out how he became famous in the streets, on the page, and on the stage, and discover a diverse Regency world that you didn’t know existed.
Dr Mary L. Shannon’s new book Billy Waters is Dancing: Or, How a Black Sailor Found Fame in Regency Britain (Yale 2024) tells the story of Regency London’s forgotten Black celebrity. Mary is a writer and Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Roehampton, London. She's the author of the award-winning Dickens, Reynolds, and Mayhew on Wellington Street and a self-confessed fan of historic houses and dusty archives. Find her at marylshannon.com
11th June 2025 - No.1 Royal Crescent, Servants' Hall
1800 - 1900 - Talk by Dr Mary L Shannon with time for questions after
Tickets - £12.00 for the talk or £32.00 for the talk and a signed, hardback copy of Billy Waters is Dancing (RRP £25.00)
Visitor information
This event will take place in our Servants' Hall. This is accessible via stairs or lift. Please contact us before booking, if you require this assistance and / or visit the accessibility page of our website: https://no1royalcrescent.org.uk/accessibility-info/
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