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A land of liberty? : England 1689-1727 /
The Glorious Revolution of 1688-89 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, Uni...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford [England] : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Colección: | New Oxford history of England.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Glorious Revolution of 1688-89 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's horizons 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 was also one of anxieties. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 580 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-548) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585486247 9780585486246 128037537X 9781280375378 9786610375370 6610375372 |