The Year of Waterloo: Britain in 1815

by Stephen Bates

Book Overview

1815 was the year of Waterloo, the British victory that ended Napoleon's European ambitions and ushered in a century of peace for Britain. But what sort of country were Wellington's troops fighting for? And what kind of society did they return to? Overseas, the bounds of Empire were expanding; at home the population endured the chill of economic recession. As Jane Austen busied herself with the writing of Emma, John Nash designed Regent Street and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781858233
• ISBN13: 9781781858233
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Length: 352 Pages