"Stephen Saunders Webb further advances his revisionist interpretation of the British Empire in the seventeenth century. Having earlier demonstrated that the Anglo-American empire was classic in its form, administered by an army, committed to territorial expansion, and motivated…
"The half-century following the Glorious Revolution has been viewed as a time of retreat and withdrawal for English Catholics: the response to tightening penal laws, periods in exile and the failures of the Jacobite cause. This book argues that the perception has arisen because …
In this book, Lisa Jardine assembles new research in political and social history, together with the histories of art, music, gardening and science, to show how Dutch tolerance, resourcefulness and commercial acumen had effectively conquered Britain long before William of Orange…
To an extraordinary extent everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688. This last successful invasion was a massive and violent event. Harris captures the sense that this was a great turning point in Britain's history and shows the sever…
To an extraordinary extent everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688. This last successful invasion was a massive and violent event. Harris captures the sense that this was a great turning point in Britain's history and shows the sever…
Focuses on rebellions in America at the time of England's Glorious Revolution and examines their impact on political and social conditions.