A Companion to Eighteenth-Century BritainH. T. Dickinson John Wiley & Sons, 2008 M04 15 - 592 pages This authoritative Companion introduces readers to the developments that lead to Britain becoming a great world power, the leading European imperial state, and, at the same time, the most economically and socially advanced, politically liberal and religiously tolerant nation in Europe.
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... period agreed on the major features of that constitution. They generally maintained that Britain possessed an ancient, prescriptive constitution; that liberty and stability were secured by Britain's mixed government and balanced ...
... period agreed on the major features of that constitution. They generally maintained that Britain possessed an ancient, prescriptive constitution; that liberty and stability were secured by Britain's mixed government and balanced ...
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... period. Naturally, the level of spending on the military varied depending on whether the country was at peace or at war, but even in peacetime it was rare for more than one-fifth of state expenditure to be used for civilian purposes. By ...
... period. Naturally, the level of spending on the military varied depending on whether the country was at peace or at war, but even in peacetime it was rare for more than one-fifth of state expenditure to be used for civilian purposes. By ...
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... period saw an increase in the number of centrally appointed, highly professional government officials, who helped to create an administration of considerable calibre. Geoffrey Holmes estimates that, by 1720, there were approximately ...
... period saw an increase in the number of centrally appointed, highly professional government officials, who helped to create an administration of considerable calibre. Geoffrey Holmes estimates that, by 1720, there were approximately ...
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Contents
Part II The Economy and Society | 125 |
Part III Religion | 223 |
Part IV Culture | 281 |
Part V Union and Disunion in the British Isles | 367 |
Part VI Britain and the Wider World | 429 |
Bibliography | 499 |
Index | 516 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Companion to Eighteenth-Century Britain Blackwell Companions to British History |
| Editor | H. T. Dickinson |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0470998873, 9780470998878 |
| Length | 592 pages |
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