1st Edition
The Continental Commitment Britain, Hanover and Interventionism 1714-1793
By Professor Jeremy Black
Copyright 2005
230 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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Recent debates about British political and military strategies, derived in particular from dissension about Britain’s relationship with Europe and from disagreement over the Iraq war, has led to a greater awareness of the problematic nature of the concept of ‘national interests’.
This major new work delivers a long view of this issue, its twin strands are captured by an assessment both of... Read more
Abbreviations
Preface
Notes on dates, spelling and titles
List of abbreviations
1. Britain and the Rise to World Empire
2. Hanover and the Debate over Policy
3. Securing the New Dynasty, 1714-21
4. Cold Wars on the Continent, 1721-31
5. Opposition to Interventionism, 1731-40
6. The Crisis of Public Support, 1740-8
7. Revived Tensions, 1748-58
8. Hanover to the Background, 1759-71
9. George III and the Hanoverian Connection, 1772-93
10. Conclusions
Selected Reading
Index
Biography
Jeremy Black
