Author: C. M.Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The Lives of the Two Illustrious Generals, John, Duke of Marlborough, and Francis Eugene, Prince of Savoy
Author: C. M.The Lives of the Two Illustrious Generals, John, Duke of Marlborough, and Francis Eugene, Prince of Savoy
Author: Arthur MaynwaringThe Lives of the Two Illustrious Generals, John, Duke of Marlborough, and Francis Eugene, Prince of Savoy
Author: Memoirs of John, Duke of Marlborough
Author: William CoxePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Memoirs Of John Duke Of Marlborough; With His Original Correspondence Collected From The Family Records (etc.)
Author: William CoxeThe Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom
Author: Tobias George SmollettPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820346012
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
First published in 1753, this experimental work explores the relations between history and fiction while introducing episodes of Gothic melodrama. Filled with satiric thrusts at the legal, medical, and military establishments of mid-eighteenth-century Europe, the novel reveals Smollett's capacities as a commentator on contemporary life.
The Wars of Marlborough, 1702-1709
Author: Frank TaylorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Lord Churchill's Coup
Author: Stephen S. WebbPublisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307824497
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
In LORD CHURCHILL’S COUP, Stephen Saunders Webb further advances his revisionist interpretation of the British Empire in the seventeenth century. Having earlier demonstrates that the Anglo=American empire was classic in its form, administered by an army, committed to territorial expansion, and motivated by crusading religion, Webb now argues that both England and its American social experiments were the underdeveloped elements of an empire emerging on both sides of the Atlantic and that the pivotal moment of that empire, the so-called “Glorious Revolution,” was in fact a military coup driven by religious fears. In a vigorous narrative, Webb populates this formative period of the Anglo-American past with colorful and commanding characters. At the center is John Churchill. We see him rise from page boy to earl of Marlborough, winning battlefield glory, influence, and promotion; and his corresponding rise from ensign of the English army taking control of the destiny of the later Stuart monarchs of Britain and America. Webb shows us Churchill increasingly alarmed by the Catholicizing course of his patron, James II, and becoming instrumental in the organization of a successful coup to protect Anglicanism and the constitution. We see the resulting alliance with William of Orange, the Protestant champion of Europe, quickly turn sour as William makes himself king; and we see Churchill, now transformed into imperial politician, once again in power—able to secure the succession of Queen Anne and negotiate the terms of resumption of war against France. Throughout, Webb makes it clear that at the heart of Churchill’s ascent and actions is his vision of America as a decisive factor in the world war between England and France for impersonal supremacy. As the book ends, Churchill’s American agenda thus becomes central to the war aims of the Grand Alliance.
The Cambridge Modern History: The age of Louis XIV
Author: John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron ActonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Enlightenment
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
Book Description
"The Cambridge Modern History" is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with the 15th century age of Discovery, published by the Cambridge University Press in the United Kingdom and also in the United States.
The Cambridge Modern History
Author: George Walter ProtheroPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 1020
Book Description