Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction

by Paul Langford

Book Overview

While the rest of eighteenth century Europe was embroiled in revolution and unrest, Britain embarked on an era of comparative calm and stability. Two attempts by the Stuarts to reclaim the throne were easily put down, not through the power of the British military, but through the general apathy of the British people, who were just not in the mood to join in the rebellions enjoyed by the American colonies and the French. Also known as the Age of Enlightenment,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192853996
• ISBN13: 9780192853998
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.5" x 6.8"