Albion Ascendant: English History, 1660-1815

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Between the return of the Stuart monarchy in 1660 and the battle of Waterloo, England emerged as a formidable superpower. This is an overview of England's transformation, from domestic instability and external weakness to global economic and military predominance.
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Between the return of the Stuart monarchy in 1660 and the battle of Waterloo, England emerged as a formidable superpower. This is an overview of England's transformation, from domestic instability and external weakness to global economic and military predominance.
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Table of Contents

List of Figures, Maps, and Table
List of Abbreviations
Pt. I Restoration England, 1660-1688 1
1 England and the English 3
2 Settlement Deferred 34
Pt. II Post-Revolutionary England, 1689-1715 57
3 Glorious Revolution? 59
4 The Rage of Party 69
5 War and the State 81
6 Trade and the Towns 93
Pt. III Great Britain: Liberty and Property, 1707-1745 107
7 The State of the Union 109
8 From Party Strife to One-Party Rule 120
9 Religious Belief and Practice 134
10 Production and Consumption 147
Pt. IV Empires Won and Lost, 1746-1788 159
11 People 161
12 Politics, Popularity, and Patriotism 187
13 Ruling Institutions 199
14 Burdens and Fruits of Empire 211
15 Sense and Sensibility 224
Pt. V Economic Expansion and Diversification, 1750-1815 237
16 Industrializing England 239
Pt. VI Reform, Revolution, Reaction, 1789-1815 277
17 Radicals, Reformers and the French Revolution, 1789-1793 279
18 The Last French Wars, 1793-1815 292
19 Retrospect and Conclusion 308
App. I Monarchs and First Ministers, 1660-1815 319
App. II Main British Colonies and Overseas Possessions, 1660-1815 321
Chronology 323
Further Reading 330
Index 345
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