Jon Stobart
Historian and professor at Manchester Metropolitan University specializing in consumption and material culture; author of Life in the Georgian Parsonage (Bloomsbury, 2025).
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Mar 11, 2026 • 51min
Jon Stobart, "Life in the Georgian Parsonage: Morals, Material Goods and the English Clergy" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
Jon Stobart, historian at Manchester Metropolitan University and author of Life in the Georgian Parsonage, examines the homes and consumption of 18th-century English clergy. He explores parsonage interiors, libraries and hospitality. He covers social status shifts, public critiques of clerical morality, and how family life shaped household choices.
Feb 17, 2026 • 58min
Sara Pennell & Jon Stobart, "Auctions and the Consumption of Second-Hand Goods in Georgian England" (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Sara Pennell, independent scholar of 17th–18th century domestic material culture, and Jon Stobart, history professor expert in consumption and retail, explore household auctions in Georgian England. They unpack myths about secondhand goods. They describe auction settings, the theatrical business of auctioneers, why people bought used items, and how auctions shaped taste and community life.
