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Loading... A Land of Liberty?: England 1689-1727 (2000)by Julian Hoppit
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is one of the New Oxford History of England Series. So far, it is the best one of that series that I've read. It is very comprehensive. It does not cover in a chronological sequence, but covers society, culture, arts, politics and events. Very comprehensive. The period is an important one which includes the Glorious Revolution, the Nine Years' War (War of Grand Alliance), and the War of Spanish Succession. It saw the Stuart King James II banished from England and the rise of people's rights. The political tracts and the writings by Locke and Sidney are precursors to the American Revolution. A fascinating and important period of English History for those interested in American history. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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The Glorious Revolution of 1688-9 was a decisive moment in England's history; an invading Dutch army forced James II to flee to France, and his son-in-law and daughter, William and Mary, were crowned as joint sovereigns. The wider consequences were no less startling: bloody war in Ireland,Union with Scotland, Jacobite intrigue, deep involvement in two major European wars, Britain's emergence as a great power, a 'financial revolution', greater religious toleration, a riven Church, and a startling growth of parliamentary government.Such changes were only part of the transformation of English society at the time. An enriching torrent of new ideas from the likes of Newton, Defoe, and Addison, spread through newspapers, periodicals, and coffee-houses, provided new views and values that some embraced and others loathed. England'shorizons were also growing, especially in the Caribbean and American colonies. For many, however, the benefits were uncertain: the slave trade flourished, inequality widened, and the poor and 'disorderly' were increasingly subject to strictures and statutes. If it was an age of prospects it wasalso one of anxieties. No library descriptions found. |
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