The long eighteenth century : British political and social history, 1688-1832

"This long-awaited second edition sees this classic text by a leading scholar given a new lease of life. It comes complete with a wealth of original material on a range of topics and takes into account the vital research that has been undertaken in the field in the last two decades. The book considers the development of the internal structure of Britain and explores the growing sense of British nationhood. It looks at the role of religion in matters of state and society, in addition to society's own move towards a class-based system. Commercial and imperial expansion, Britain's role in Europe and the early stages of liberalism are also examined. This new edition is fully updated to include: - Revised and thorough treatments of the themes of gender and religion and of the 1832 Reform Act - New sections on 'Commerce and Empire' and 'Britain and Europe' - Several new maps and charts - A revised introduction and a more extensive conclusion - Updated note sections and bibliographies The Long Eighteenth Century is the essential text for any student seeking to understand the nuances of this absorbing period of British history."-- Provided by publisher Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Maps Preface to the Second Edition Introduction Notes Introduction Notes Chapter 1 Britain in the Later Seventeenth Century Place Belief Gender Society Economy Politics Notes Chapter 2 The Glorious Revolution in Britain, 1688–1714 The Glorious Revolution in England, 1688–1689 Crown and Parliament, 1689–1714 Politics and parties, 1689–1714 Britain and Europe, 1689–1713 The Glorious Revolution and the unity of Britain, 1689–1714 Notes Chapter 3 Whiggism Supreme, 1714–1757 The Hanoverian Succession, 1714–1721 The Walpolean regime, 1721–1742 The Pelhams and patriotism, 1742–1757 Notes Chapter 4 The Social Foundations of the Early Hanoverian Regime, 1714–1757 The identity of Britain The ruling order: oligarchy and deference The middling orders: enterprise and docility Urban society: culture and elites The common people: assertion, festivity and direct action Notes Chapter 5 The Political Foundations of the Early Hanoverian Regime, 1714–1757 Politics and print Crown and Parliament The state: central and local Whigs and Tories The Jacobites Notes Chapter 6 What Kind of Regime? (1714–1757) A stable regime? A confessional regime? A European Regime? Notes Chapter 7 Patriotism and Empire, 1756–1789 Commerce and empire William Pitt and the Seven Years’ War, 1756–1763 The origins of the American Revolution, 1756–1776 The American War of Independence, 1776–1783 Notes Chapter 8 The Age of George III, 1760–1789 George III and the politicians, 1760–1770 Politics and party, 1770–1789 Reform politics, 1763–1789 Notes Chapter 9 The Crisis of the Hanoverian Regime, 1789–1820 The revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1789–1820 Radicalism and patriotism, 1789–1820 The politics of wartime and after, 1789–1820 The avoidance of revolution, 1789–1820 Notes Chapter 10 State and Church in Later Hanoverian Britain, 1757–1832 Monarchy and the party system, 1780–1832 The state and the law The retreat from the confessional state, 1756–1820 Anglicans and Evangelicals Methodists and Dissenters Notes Chapter 11 The Social Foundations of the Later Hanoverian Regime, 1757–1832 The United Kingdom An imperial and commercial nation The social order A transfiguring aristocracy A cohering middle class A self-conscious working class Constructions of gender in later Hanoverian Britain Notes Chapter 12 The Renewal of the Regime, 1820–1832 The coming of reform, 1820–1830 The passage of reform, 1830–1832 The Reform Act of 1832 Notes Conclusion Bibliography Index With 'The Long Eighteenth Century', Frank O'Gorman identifies the key thematic patterns that constitute much of the consistency of the period from 1688 to 1832