From Revolution to Revolution

England 1688–1776

John Carswell

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9781032466095
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000870169
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

From Revolution to Revolution (1973) examines England, Scotland and Wales from the revolution of 1688 when William became King, to the American Revolution of 1776. In this period lies the roots of modern Britain, as it went from being underdeveloped countries on the fringe of European civilization to a predominating influence in the world. This book examines the union of the island, development of an organized public opinion and national consciousness, as well as Parliament and its factions, the landed and business classes. Views on religion, art, architecture and the changing face of the countryside are also examined, as is the tension between London and the rest of the island. The important issues of colonial expansions in Ireland, America, India and Africa are also analysed.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Series Editor’s Preface
• Table of Contents
• Chronological Table
• Chapter 1 Post-Revolutionary England
• Chapter 2 Commercial and Political Growth
• Chapter 3 War, Science and Party Politics
• Chapter 4 Church, Queen and the Union with Scotland
• Chapter 5 The Augustan World
• Chapter 6 The Advent of the Georges
• Chapter 7 ‘All those men have their price’
• Chapter 8 The Growth of British National Consciousness
• Chapter 9 ‘God made these Good Things for Us’
• Chapter 10 The Rise of Efficiency and the Hardening of Class
• Chapter 11 The Beginnings of Change
• Chapter 12 ‘Present Discontents’
• Chapter 13 Britain on the Eve of the American Revolution
• Appendix 1 The Population
• Appendix 2 The Development of the National Debt, 1715-83
• Appendix 3 The Movement of Wheat Prices, 1715-83
• Further Reading
• Index