Drawing on up-to-date research, this volume in The New Oxford History of England is the most authoritative and comprehensive general history of England between the accession of George II and the loss of the American colonies. Delving beneath the surface serenity of the age of elegance, Paul Langford reveals a world of simmering discontent in which evangelical enthusiasm clashed with scientific rationalism, aristocratic government with popular insubordination, industrial and imperial expansion with plebian poverty, and sentimentality with utilitarian reform.

About the Author
Provost of Lincoln College, Oxford

Reviews
...fascinating...carried through with great skill and clarity...the summaries of historical controversies are judicious and well-informed * Observer *



Book Information
ISBN 9780192852533
Author Paul Langford
Format Paperback
Page Count 840
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 128mm * 43mm