Author: Garnet Joseph WolseleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
The Life of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, to the Accession of Queen Anne
Author: Garnet Joseph WolseleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
The Life of John Churchill Duke of Marlborough to the Accession of Queen Anne
Author: Garnet Joseph WolseleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Sedgemoor, 1685
Author: John TinceyPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1844151476
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
An account of the last major battle fought in England focusing on the clash between the rebel Duke of Monmouth and the future Duke of Marlborough. The author retraces the routes of the opposing armies across the West Country. Also covered in the book is the hunt for Monmouth, his execution, and the Bloody Assizes.
The Athenaeum
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
Catalogue of the General Assembly Library of New Zealand
Author: New Zealand. Parliament. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
The Literary World
Author: Our First Revolution
Author: Michael BaronePublisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307394387
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
The ideals of freedom and individual rights that inspired America’s Founding Fathers can be traced directly back to one of the most pivotal events in British history: the late-seventeenth-century uprising known as the Glorious Revolution. In this work of popular history, Michael Barone brings the story of this unlikely and largely bloodless revolt to American readers and reveals that, without the Glorious Revolution, the American Revolution may never have happened. Unfolding in 1688–1689, Britain’s Glorious Revolution resulted in the hallmarks of representative government, guaranteed liberties, the foundations of global capitalism, and a foreign policy of opposing aggressive foreign powers. But as Barone shows, there was nothing inevitable about the Glorious Revolution. It sprang from the character of the English people and depended on the talents, audacity, and good luck of two men: William of Orange (later William III of England), who launched history’s last successful cross-channel inva sion, and John Churchill, an ancestor of Winston, who commanded the forces of the deposed James II but crossed over to support William one fateful November night. The story of the Glorious Revolution is a rich and riveting saga of palace intrigue, loyalty and shocking betrayal, and bold political and military strategizing. With narrative drive, a sure command of historical events, and unforgettable portraits of kings, queens, soldiers, parliamentarians, and a large cast of full-blooded characters, Barone takes an episode that has fallen into unjustified obscurity and restores it to the prominence it deserves. Especially now, as we face enemies who wish to rid the world of the lasting legacies of the Glorious Revolution—democracy, individual rights, and capitalism among them—it is vitally important that we understand the origins of these blessings.
The Academy and Literature
Author: Charles Edward Cutts Birch AppletonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Classified Catalog of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. 1895-1902. In Three Volumes
Author: Carnegie Library of PittsburghPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 1500
Book Description
Author: