Britain and the Seventy Years War, 1744-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution and Empire

Britain and the Seventy Years War, 1744-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution and Empire

by Anthony Page
Britain and the Seventy Years War, 1744-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution and Empire

Britain and the Seventy Years War, 1744-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution and Empire

by Anthony Page

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Overview

Eighteenth-century Britons were frequently anxious about the threat of invasion, military weakness, possible financial collapse and potential revolution. Anthony Page argues that between 1744 and 1815, Britain fought a 'Seventy Years War' with France. This invaluable study:
- Argues for a new periodization of eighteenth-century British history, and explains the politics and course of Anglo-French war
- Explores Britain's 'fiscal-naval' state and its role in the expansion of empire and industrial revolution
- Highlights links between war, Enlightenment and the evolution of modern British culture and politics

Synthesizing recent research on political, military, economic, social and cultural history, Page demonstrates how Anglo-French war influenced the revolutionary era and helped to shape the first age of global imperialism

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780230577701
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 12/12/2014
Series: British History in Perspective , #27
Edition description: 2014
Pages: 300
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Anthony Page is Senior Lecturer in European History at the University of Tasmania, Australia.
Anthony Page is Senior Lecturer in European History at the University of Tasmania, Australia.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Maps
Introduction
1. The Seventy Years War
2. Fiscal-Naval State
3. Britain's Armed Forces
4. Enlightenment and Evangelicalism
5. War and Politics
Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index.

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Lively, well-informed, up-to-date with recently published research, accessible to undergraduates, and mercifully jargon free.' – Grayson Ditchfield, University of Kent, UK

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'A lovely read, flows extremely clearly, and synthesises a massive volume of recent literature as well as making a very cogent argument.' – Emma Macleod, University of Stirling, UK

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