A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, Volum 1

Longmans, Green, 1878 - 578 pàgines

Refusal of the Pretender to become a Protestant	3

Ministry of Walpole	4

Restrictions on the political influence of the commercial classes	13

Intellectual tendency towards despotism	24

Foreign Policy	33

The Church Opposition	50

Attitude of the opposing parties Intentions of Bolingbroke	60

The Queen is seized with a mortal illness	80

CHAPTER III	316

Complete ascendency of Walpole	324

Death of William	336

Foreign Troubles	349

Tory sympathies of Anne	367

Elements of Opposition	374

Failure of the attempt of the King to displace Pelham	426

Great predominance of the commercial spirit in Parliament	433

Review of Foreign Policy	97

CHAPTER II	113

Moderation of the English aristocracy	170

Great influence of the aristocracy at the time of the Revolution	186

The Nonconformists	202

Impeachment of Tory statesmen	208

Languor of public opinion The Septennial Act	216

Methods by which the Whig party strengthened their power	227

Career of Alberoni	233

Failure and dismissal	244

Religious Legislation of the Whigs	253

Strong warlike feeling Dissolution of Parliament and triumph	303

And in Scotland	310

Redeeming Features of Parliament	451

Methods that have been adopted for encouraging them	459

30	488

The Marriage Act of Lord Hardwicke	490

Decline of the spirit of philanthropy and reform	499

Atrocious penal system	507

CHAPTER IV	517

Coarseness of manners	519

Character of country life	556

31	561

Increase of London	565

Sanitary condition of London	572

Títol	A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, Volum 1 A History of England in the Eighteenth Century
Autor	William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Edició	4
Editor	Longmans, Green, 1878
Original de	Biblioteca Nacional de Baviera (Brit. 332 dg-1)
Digitalitzat el	12 Set. 2018
ISBN	0598865993, 9780598865991
Nre. de pàgines	578 pàgines

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