A Land Of Liberty?: England 1689-1727 (New Oxford History of England) - Softcover

Hoppit, Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199251002 ISBN 13: 9780199251001

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2002

Synopsis

This book provides an authoritative general view of England between the Glorious Revolution and the death of George I and Isaac Newton. It is a very wide ranging survey, looking at politics, religion, economy, society, and culture. It also places England in its British, European, and world contexts. An annotated bibliography provides a guide through a vast minefield of secondary literature.

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Review:

Hoppit's book is inclusive. His chapters on the church are excellent, and his vignettes of royal figures - Queen Anne being the most insightful - are delights. This book will stand the test of time. (Canadian Journal of History)

[An] Exemplary book...astute and intelligent (Penelope J. Corfield, Times Literary Supplement)

Synopsis:

The Glorious Revolution was a decisive moment in England's history; an invading Dutch army forced James II to flee to France, and his son-in-law and daughter, William and Mary, were crowned as joint sovereigns. The wider consequences were no less startling: bloody war in Ireland, Union with Scotland, Jacobite intrigue, deep involvement in two European wars, Britain's emergence as a great power, a financial revolution, greater religious toleration, a riven church and a startling growth of parliamentary government. Such changes were only a part of the transformation of English society of the time. An enriching torrent of new ideas from the likes of Newton, Defoe, and Addison, spread through newspapers, periodicals, and coffee-houses, provided new views and values that some embraced and others loathed. England's horizions were also growing, especially in the Caribbean and American colonies, For many however, the benefits were uncertain: the slave trade flourished, inequality widened, and the poor and 'disorderly' were increasingly subject to strictures and statutes. If it was an age of prospects it was also one of anxieties.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0199251002
• ISBN 13: 9780199251001
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 624