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Zusatztext [A] exemplary book...astute and intelligent. Klappentext This book provides an authoritative general view of England between the Glorious Revolution and the death of George I and Isaac Newton. It is a very wide ranging survey, looking at politics, religion, economy, society, and culture. It also places England in its British, European, and world contexts. An annotated bibliography provides a guide through a vast minefield of secondary literature. Zusammenfassung This book provides an authoritative general view of England between the Glorious Revolution and the death of George I and Isaac Newton. It is a very wide ranging survey, looking at politics, religion, economy, society, and culture. It also places England in its British, European, and world contexts. An annotated bibliography provides a guide through a vast minefield of secondary literature.
Sommario
- England after the Glorious Revolution
- The Glorious Revolution and the Revolution Constitution
- The Facts of Life
- A Bloody Progress
- The Political World of William III
- Wars of Words and the Battle of the Books
- Faith and Fervour
- England, Britain, Empire
- The Political World of Queen Anne
- Profits, Progress and Projects
- The Wealth of the Country
- The Political World of George I
- Urban and Urbane
- An Ordered Society
- Epilogue
- Chronology
- Bibliography
- Index
Relazione
Hoppit's book is inclusive. His chapters on the church are excellent, and his vignettes of royal figures - Queen Anne being the most insightful - are delights. This book will stand the test of time. Canadian Journal of History
