1
/
of
1
A System of Ambition? by Jeremy Black
Regular price
Condition -
Checking stock...
Checking stock... Order before it is gone
Regular price
Condition -
Checking stock...
Checking stock... Order before it is gone
Select Condition
Summary
Charts the rise of Britain to a position of spectacular greatness on the international stage, with an empire to provide wealth and prestige. Background events include the Anglo-Dutch wars, the wars of the Austrian and Spanish successions, the Seven Years War and the American and French Revolutions.
The feel-good place to buy books
- Free US shipping over $15
- Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
- Millions of affordable books
- Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

A System of Ambition? by Jeremy Black
This work charts the rise of Britain to a position of spectacular greatness on the international stage, with an empire to provide vast wealth and prestige. Background events include the Anglo-Dutch wars, the wars of the Austrian and Spanish successions, the Seven Years War and the American and French revolutions. The book explores the role of parliaments; the influence of the Crown; the diplomatic system; the impact of military considerations; the importance of trade; and the growing effect of public opinion and press.You might also like
ETHIOPIAN BIBLE in English LARGE PRINT: The Definitive Collection of all the Rejected Apocrypha Scriptures. Includes Jubilees, Enoch, Audio, Bel and the Dragon, I-II-III Meqabyan, and much More
African Culture African Culture Scriptures
Loading...
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass
Loading...
More editions available
-
The Reign of King Henry VIRalph A Griffiths
-
Stained Glass in EnglandJune Osborne
-
England and the Low Countries in the Late Middle AgesCaroline M Barron
-
Peasants and Landlords in Later Medieval EnglandE B Fryde
-
The Rise of the Manufacturing TownEric Hopkins
-
A History of British Trade Unionism, c.1770-1990Keith Laybourn
-
The Cromwellian GazetteerPeter Gaunt
-
The English Church and the Papacy in the Middle AgesC H Lawrence
-
The Civilisation of the CrowdJohn Golby
-
Women in Medieval English SocietyPjp Goldberg
-
Edward IVKeith Dockray
-
The Religious Life of Richard IIIJonathan Hughes
-
Henry VI and the War of the RosesKeith Dockray
-
The End of the House of LancasterR L Storey
-
Fifteenth-century England, 1399-1509S B Chrimes
-
Richard IIIKeith Dockray
-
The English Civil WarPaul Lewis Isemonger
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780750922784 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750922788 |
| Title | A System of Ambition? |
| Author | Jeremy Black |
| Series | Sutton History Paperbacks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-03-23 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |
Customers who bought this item also bought
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass
Loading...
More editions available
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Loading...
More editions available
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
Daniel James Brown
Loading...
More editions available
















