The revolution. From the Battle of the Boyne to Waterloo

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The revolution. From the Battle of the Boyne to Waterloo

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The history of England is a continuous movement and a series of constant changes. But the whole history of England, beginning with primitiveness, is permeated by continuity, so that the main thing in it is not change, but constancy. Until now, in England, one can feel an inextricable connection with the past, with traditions and customs. Until now, this country has resisted change in any 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 Allied victory at Waterloo (1815) was full of 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, consequently, 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 of time that Parliament became a sovereign body with The Bank of England and the London Stock Exchange were founded with responsibilities far superior to those of a monarch, and unprecedented technological innovations transformed England from an agricultural country to a country 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 the outstanding master of historical storytelling, Peter Ackroyd.

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Publication language: Russian

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