1st Edition

The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Eighteenth Century

By Jeremy Gregory, John Stevenson Copyright 2007
512 Pages
by Routledge

512 Pages
by Routledge

512 Pages
by Routledge

Enormously rich and wide-ranging, The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Eighteenth Century brings together, in one handy reference, a wide range of essential information on the major aspects of eighteenth century British history. The information included is chronological, statistical, tabular and bibliographical, and the book begins with the eighteenth century political system before... Read more

Section 1: Political Chronologies.  Section 2: The Monarchy.  Section 3: Ministries and Office-Holders.  Section 4: Parliament, Elections and Parliamentary Reform.  Section 5: Foreign Affairs and Empire.  Section 6: Military and Naval.  Section 7: Law and Order.  Section 8: Religion.  Section 9: Financial and Economic.  Section 10: Social and Cultural.  Section 11: Biographies.  Section 12: Glossary.  Section 13: Select Bibliography. Section 14: Maps

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Jeremy Gregory, John Stevenson

'Students are dicovering that this period was a vibrant and important era in British history and their mastery of the period will be greatly helped by this excellent reference work.' - Contemporary Review