The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain

by Joseph J Krulder

Book Overview

According to Voltaire's Candide, Admiral John Byng's 1757 execution went forward to 'encourage the others'. Of course, the story is more complicated. This microhistorical account upon a macro-event presents an updated, revisionist, and detailed account of a dark chapter in British naval history. Asking 'what was Britain like the moment Byng returned to Portsmouth after the Battle of Minorca (1756)?' not only returns a glimpse of mid-eighteenth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367767597
• ISBN13: 9780367767594
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"