A Brief History of Britain 1660 - 1851
the making of the nation
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
22 June 2011
Summary
From Restoration to Revolution: A Concise History of Britain (1660-1851)
‘Gibson’s well written and well-documented account…will surely become the new standard authority…’ - Anglican and Episcopal History
In 1660, England emerged from the devastation of the Civil Wars, restoring Charles II to the throne. Over the subsequent 190 years, Britain rose to global prominence, leading a burgeoning empire, spearheading the Enlightenment, and driving the Industrial Revoluti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845297152 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1845297156 |
| Series: | Brief Histories |
| Author: | William Gibson |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 22 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 26mm |
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Praise for the author:‘Gibson’s well written and well-documented account of James and the bishops will surely become the new standard authority on these “implausible revolutionaries” for many decades.’
– Barbara Brandon Schnorrenberg, Anglican and Episcopal HistoryAbout The Author
William Gibson
William Gibson is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford Brookes University specialising in the history of Britain in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He has written widely on the eighteenth-century church. He is the author of James II and the Trial of the Seven Bishops and a biography of Bishop Benjamin Hoadly. He is also Director of the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History.
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