"This book examines one of the most dynamic groups in early modern Britain, the overseas merchants of the City of London. Historians have increasingly recognized their key contribution to the nation's emergence as an imperial power and commercial society, but we still lack a cle…
"This book examines one of the most dynamic groups in early modern Britain, the overseas merchants of the City of London. Historians have increasingly recognized their key contribution to the nation's emergence as an imperial power and commercial society, but we still lack a cle…
Gauci examines one of the most dynamic groups in early modern Britain, the overseas merchants of the City of London.
This biography of William Beckford provides a unique look at 18th-century British history from the perspective of the colonies.
"This first-ever biography of William Beckford provides a unique look at eighteenth-century British history from the perspective of the colonies. Even in his own time, Beckford was seen as a metaphor for the dramatic changes occurring during this era. He was born in 1709 into a …
This biography of William Beckford provides a unique look at 18th-century British history from the perspective of the colonies.