Eighteenth Century England | Dorothy Marshall | Taylor & Francis eBook

ABSTRACT

A standard introduction to the period which has retained its popularity with generations of students

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |6 pages

In troduct io n

chapter 1|35 pages

. THE CO UNTR YSID EAND THE AGR IC ULTURAL IN TER EST

chapter 2|30 pages

The Background of Political Life on the Accession of George I

chapter 3|29 pages

The Securing of the Dynasty

chapter 4|30 pages

The Struggle for Power

chapter 5|19 pages

. M IN IS TER IA L IN FLUENCE IN THE COM M ONS

chapter 6|18 pages

Walpole and the Opposition

chapter 7|24 pages

The Fall of Walpole

chapter 8|29 pages

The Rise of the Pelhams

chapter 9|17 pages

. THE PEACE OFA IX -L A -C HAPELLE

chapter 10|13 pages

England on the Eve of the Seven Years War

chapter 11|31 pages

'Now I shall have No More Peace'

chapter 12|28 pages

. EARLY D IF F IC ULT IE S

chapter 13|26 pages

The Accession of George III

chapter 14|32 pages

The Search for a Stable Administration

chapter 15|29 pages

The Failure of the Chatham Administration

chapter 16|43 pages

Domestic Success and Colonial Disaster

chapter 17|33 pages

. EFFECT OF THE W AR ON P O LIT IC A L GRO UPS

chapter 18|21 pages

Social and Economic Developments

chapter 19|43 pages

. FALL O F LO RD NOR TH ’ S M IN IST R Y