Early Eighteenth-Century Britain - 1700-1739

The early eighteenth century saw British society move towards greater stability and sustainability following the centuries of turmoil that had climaxed in bloody civil-war and the drama and decadence of the Restoration. The inexorable rise of the middle-classes brushed aside outdated customs, etiquette and prejudices and powered the ''Reformation of Manners'', a new system of social mores and rules for a fast-developing nation, and cities were planned to benefit from careful lighting and green spaces. This period, accessibly described here by Lorna Coventry, was a tremendous step towards a recognizably modern Britain, giving us our first novels and, following the Great Fire, London districts through which we walk to this day.>

Product details

• Authors: Lorna Coventry
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.06.2011
• EAN: 9780747808374
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-0837-4
• No. of pages: 80
• Series: Shire Living Histories; Shire Living Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General