Lord Churchill's Coup: Anglo-American Empire and the Glorious Revolution Reconsidered: The Anglo-American Empire and the Glorious Revolution Reconsidered - Softcover

Webb, Stephen Saunder

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0815605587 ISBN 13: 9780815605584

Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Stephen Saunders Webb argues that both England and its American social experiments were the underdeveloped elements of an empire emerging on both sides of the Atlantic and that the pivotal moment of that empire, the so-called ""Glorious Revolution"", was in fact a military coup driven by religious fears. Webb focuses on John Churchill, who rises from page boy to Earl of Marlborough, winning battlefield glory, influence and promotion, eventually becoming lieutenant general of the English army.

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From the Back Cover:

In Lord Churchill's Coup, 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 by a crusading religion, Webb now argues that both England and its American social experiments were the underdeveloped elements of an empire emerging on both sides of the Atlantic and that the pivotal moment of that empire, the so-called "Glorious Revolution", was in fact a military coup driven by religious fears.

About the Author:

Stephen Saunders Webb is Professor of History at Syracuse University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0815605587
• ISBN 13: 9780815605584
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 412