The Longman companion to Britain in the eighteenth century, 1688-1820

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The Longman companion to Britain in the eighteenth century, 1688-1820

Jeremy Gregory and John Stevenson

(Longman companions to history)

Longman, 2000

  • : hc
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 480-535) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780582279889

Description

This new Companion brings together a huge wealth of material on Britain in the long eighteenth century and reflects two decades of extensive research (much of it interdisciplinary) on what used to be known as the 'long' 18th century.

Table of Contents

  • Political chronologies
  • the monarchy
  • ministries and office-holders
  • parliament, elections and parliamentary reform - the House of Commons, the House of Lords, the Irish parliament, elections, parliamentary reform
  • foreign affairs and empire
  • military and naval
  • law and order
  • religion
  • financial and economic
  • social and cultural.
Volume

: hc ISBN 9780582279896

Description

A guide to the history of Britain in the 18th century, this text reflects historians' uncertainty about the exact dating of the 18th century. The book covers political, religious, social and cultural aspects of the time.

Table of Contents

  • Political chronologies
  • the monarchy
  • ministries and office-holders
  • parliament, elections and parliamentary reform - the House of Commons, the House of Lords, the Irish parliament, elections, parliamentary reform
  • foreign affairs and empire
  • military and naval
  • law and order
  • religion
  • financial and economic
  • social and cultural.

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