Revolution. From the Battle of the Boyne River to Waterloo.
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Revolution. From the Battle of the Boyne River to Waterloo.
19.99 €
The history of England is a continuous movement and a series of constant changes. But the whole history of England since primitive times has been permeated by continuity, so that the main thing in it is not change, but constancy. To this day, England feels an inextricable link with the past, with traditions and customs. It is still a country that resists change in every aspect of life. Peter Ackroyd shows the origins of England's age-old immutability, its conservatism and commitment to the past. The period between the Glorious Revolution (1688) and the victory of the Allied army at Waterloo (1815) encompassed many events. The defeat of James II and the reign of William III of Orange, the War of the Spanish Succession which began with the accession of Queen Anne to the English throne, the annexation of Scotland to England and hence the formation of Great Britain in 1707, the reign of George I (great-grandson of James I), the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, the War of the Quadruple Alliance 1718-1720, the reign of George II, the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War, the reign of George III with such important milestones as the annexation of Ireland and the war with Napoleon.... It was during this period that Parliament became a sovereign body with responsibilities far beyond those of the monarch, the Bank of England and the London Stock Exchange were founded, and unprecedented technological innovation transformed England from an agricultural country to a land of steel and coal. Significant transformations also took place in cultural life - newspapers appeared and the genre of the English novel was born. 37 illustrations on a color insert accompany a detailed portrait of the era, created by Peter Ackroyd, an outstanding master of historical narrative.
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