English History, 1660-1815, Wilfrid R. Prest, Oxford University Press, 1998, 0198204175, 9780198204176, 363 Pages

Albion ascendant: English history, 1660-1815, Wilfrid R. Prest, Oxford University Press, 1998, 0198204175, 9780198204176, 363 pages. Between the restoration of Charles II and the battle of Waterloo, England gradually emerged as the core nation of the most formidable superpower the world had yet seen. Wilfrid Prest investigates this remarkable transformation from domestic instability and external weakness to global, economic, and military predominance. Geographically, the main focus is on England and Wales, but Prest also analyses the broader British context, discussing the role played by Ireland and Scotland, as well as the interrelations between England, Europe, and the wider world. He examines the lives of ordinary people as well as the ruling elite, and explores the distinctive nature of women's experiences; allowing the voices of the past to speak directly to the modern reader. The result is a lively, up-to-date, and comprehensive overview of Britain's long eighteenth century. 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The result is a lively, up-to-date, and comprehensive overview of Britain's long eighteenth century. It will remain a standard text on the subject for many years to come. 'Students and general readers are likely to find this book useful ... Prest offers some telling and nice observations. ... Many students will be grateful for the help he provides in finding ways through the murky shoals of long-standing debates about the industrial revolution. ... Throughout the book, he brings detachment and balance to the often difficult and fractured historiography of the period. ... The book is clearly structured and easy to use, and the writing is never less than clear. It also includes a chronology and, more importantly, a useful guide to further reading.' Bob Harris, University of Dundee, in History 'Admirable contribution to a series.' Ernst Wangermann, University of Salzburg/EHR ' An excellent overview of Britain in the 18th Century, giving an important historical grounding against which cultural history students can set the key thinkers and literary works of the age.' Dr Leigh Clayton, University of Aberdeen 'A clear and reliable introduction for students.' Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature Between 1660 and 1815, England went from being an second rate island nation on the edge of Europe to financial and military dominance. Prest manages to narrate this transformation in less than 400 pages along with further notes. This was required reading for a college course and I would recommend it to anyone interested in the subject. This was one of my textbooks from University and surprise, surprise, it was written by the Professor that took a couple of my classes. Sometimes I wonder if lecturers write textbooks specifically for their classes (normally because none of the other text books around either do not cover the topics that they wish to cover, or do not reach the conclusions that they wish us to reach). This textbook deals with the rise of the British Empire between 1660 and 1815, that is between the restoration of...more This was one of my textbooks from University and surprise, surprise, it was written by the Professor that took a couple of my classes. Sometimes I wonder if lecturers write textbooks specifically for their classes (normally because none of the other text books around either do not cover the topics that they wish to cover, or do not reach the conclusions that they wish us to reach). This textbook deals with the rise of the British Empire between 1660 and 1815, that is between the restoration of the monarchy after the republican period led by Oliver Cromwell, and the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Our course, however, dealt with the period between 1789 (the Glorious Revolution) and 1900 (the death of Queen Victoria). It is difficult to really pinpoint when Great Britain began to develop into the empire that would dominate the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some point to the Act of Union between England and Scotland that laid the foundations of Great Britain, while others point to the Norman Conquest of 1066 which began to move England from a backward island of the coast of England to central player in European politics. However, as we look through this era, we see a number of important events, which include the Magna Carta which established parliament and a a rule to law, the rise of Henry VIII, who broke England away from the rule of Rome, to numerous other events in her history. However this particular book looks at the period between the end of the Civil War and the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The civil war strengthened the rule of parliament and began to put restraints on the power of the king, however despite the failure of the Republic, when the Stuart dynasty returned to the throne, it was clear that they had learned nothing from the failure of their predecessors. This lead to the Glorious Revolution (a very important event in the history of the British Empire), a bloodless revolution which resulted in the removal of the Stuart dynasty and the establishment of William of Orange as king of England. By this time, the powers of the king had been defined, and a system of government involving three arms of power (the Executive, being the King; the legislature, being parliament; and the judiciary, being the courts). It was said that this system worked very effectively during the 18th century, and in this time we begin to see the agricultural revolution, and then the economic revolution which thrust England towards the industrial revolution in the 19th century. However everything wasn't as wonderful as it seems, because there was still a lot of development of the modern democratic state through this period and into the 19th century. The whole struggle between parliament and the king had a lot to do with the struggle that began back in the days of King John, and that being the development of the idea that the king does not hold all power, and that there is a recognition of human rights. However much of these rights, at this time, had more to do with economic rights, that being the right to develop one's business and one's fortune.

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