The Whig supremacy: 1714-1760 / by Basil Williams
1992, Reprint. Oxford: Clarendon Pr. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #353879
ISBN: 0198217102
Physical description: 504 pages: maps; 23 cm. Contents: Incomplete contents Introductory -- English system of government under George I and George II -- English local government and the law -- Religion and the churches -- Social and economic life of the English people -- Settlement of the dynasty, Stanhope's ministry, 1714-21 -- The settlement of the dynasty, Walpole's ministry, 1721-42 -- The army and the navy, 1714-60 -- Carteret and the Pelhams -- Scotland and Ireland -- The colonies and India -- Newcastle in search of a policy -- The great commoner -- Science and historical research -- The arts -- Literature. Subjects: Whig Party (U.S.). George I, King of Great Britain 1660-1727.
George II, King of Great Britain 1683-1760. Great Britain Politics and government 1714-1760.
Price: €28.00