The history of England. Volume IV, Revolution
Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-2016
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The fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling 'A History of England' begins in 1688 with a revolution and ends in 1815 with a famous victory. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from William of Orange's accession following the Glorious Revolution to the Regency, when the flamboyant Prince of Wales ruled in the stead of his mad father, George III, and England was - again - at war with France, a war that would end with the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. Late Stuart and Georgian England marked the creation of the great pillars of the English state. The Bank of England was founded, as was the stock exchange, the Church of England was fully established as the guardian of the spiritual life of the nation and parliament became the sovereign body of the nation with responsibilities and duties far beyond those of the monarch.
The history of England. Volume IV, Revolution / Peter Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-, author
London : Macmillan, 2016.
ix, 403 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9780230706422 (hbk)
941.068941.068 ACK
English
2365637