A Land of Liberty? by Julian Hoppit
The Glorious Revolution of 1688-9 was a decisive moment in England's history; an invading Dutch army forced James II to flee to France, and his son-in-law and daughter, William and Mary, were crowned as joint sovereigns. The wider consequences were no less startling: bloody war in Ireland, Union with Scotland, Jacobite intrigue, deep involvement in two major European wars, Britain's emergence as a great power, a 'financial revolution', greater religious toleration, a riven Church, and a startling growth of parliamentary government. Such changes were only part of the transformation of English society at the time. An enriching torrent of new ideas from the likes of Newton, Defoe, and Addison, spread through newspapers, periodicals, and coffee-houses, provided new views and values that some embraced and others loathed. England's horizons were also growing, especially in the Caribbean and American colonies. For many, however, the benefits were uncertain: the slave trade flourished, inequality widened, and the poor and 'disorderly' were increasingly subject to strictures and statutes. If it was an age of prospects it was also one of anxieties.
Hoppit's book is inclusiveHis chapters on the church are excellent, and his vignettes of royal figures - Queen Anne being the most insightful - are delights. This book will stand the test of time. * Canadian Journal of History *
[A] exemplary book...astute and intelligent. * Penelope J. Corfield, Times Literary Supplement *
[A] exemplary book...astute and intelligent. * Penelope J. Corfield, Times Literary Supplement *
Hoppit, Julian: - Julian Hoppit is Astor Professor of British History at University College London, where he has taught for over thirty years. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Historical Society, and he has held visiting fellowships at the Huntingdon Library California and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS), Paris. Previous publications include Risk and Failure in English Business, 1700-1800 (Cambridge, 2002) and A Land of Liberty? England 1689-1727 (2002). He edited the Historical Journal from 2008 to 2012 and he is the recipient of a Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship (2016-19) to research 'Public Finances and the Union, 1707-1978'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198228424 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198228422 |
| Title | A Land of Liberty? |
| Author | Julian Hoppit |
| Series | New Oxford History Of England |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2000-06-22 |
| Number of pages | 602 |
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