The effects of the consumption of gin on the inner city population of London during the 18th century has been compared to the impact of crack cocaine on the American inner city ghettos. It was the arrival of William of Orange to the English throne in 1689 that drove the popularity of jenever (clear, botanically rich, malted grain-based spirit) in England and turned gin from being a medicine to a fashionable drink. It resulted in Eight Gin Acts! Did these Acts achieve their objective? Who were the professional informers? What was the shocking case of Judith Defour? To find out more please read the following article:
https://www.diffordsguide.com/g/1108/gin/history-of-gin-1728-1794
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