Early Eighteenth-Century Britain : 1700-1739 Paperback / softback
by Lorna Coventry
Part of the Shire Living Histories series
Paperback / softback
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The early eighteenth century saw British society move towards greater stability and sustainability following the centuries of turmoil that had climaxed in bloody civil-war and the drama and decadence of the Restoration.
The inexorable rise of the middle-classes brushed aside outdated customs, etiquette and prejudices and powered the 'Reformation of Manners', a new system of social mores and rules for a fast-developing nation, and cities were planned to benefit from careful lighting and green spaces.
This period, accessibly described here by Lorna Coventry, was a tremendous step towards a recognizably modern Britain, giving us our first novels and, following the Great Fire, London districts through which we walk to this day.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:80 pages, 30 b/w; 50 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:10/06/2011
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- ISBN:9780747808374
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:80 pages, 30 b/w; 50 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:10/06/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780747808374
