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Britain in the first age of party : 1680-1750 essays presented to Geoffrey Holmes / edited by Clyve Jones.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Holmes, Geoffrey S., 1928-.
- Holmes, Geoffrey S.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1714.
- Great Britain.
- Politics and government.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1714-1760.
- Genre:
- Festschriften.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Ronceverte, WV, U.S.A. : Hambledon Press, [1987]
- Summary:
- The seventy years of late Stuart and early Hanoverian Britain following 1680 were a crucial period in British politics and society, seeing the growth both of political parties and of stability. This collection of original essays provides a coherent account of Britain in the 'First Age of Party'.
- Contents:
- Religion and royal succession / Eveline Cruickshanks
- The electorate in the first age of party / W.A. Speck
- The precursors of political radicalism in Augustan Britain / H.T. Dickinson
- The House of Lords and the growth of Parliamentary stability / Clyve Jones
- The development of the political process / J.A. Downie
- Popular culture and popular politics / Michael Mullett
- Local government / Lionel Glassey
- Party in a civic context / Henry Horwitz
- Urban development in the age of Defoe / Peter Borsay
- The Anglican clergy of northern England / Eric J. Evans
- John Bull's other kingdoms / Daniel Szechi and David Hayton.
- Notes:
- Bibliography of Geoffrey Homes: pages xv-xix.
- Includes bibliographies and index.
- ISBN:
- 0907628893 :
- 0907628907
- OCLC:
- 15860218
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