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England in the Age of the American Revolution

by Lewis Namier. 456 pgs.

Contributors:

   Lewis Namier

Publisher:

   St. Martin's Press

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  1961

Subjects:

Great Britain--History--George Ii, 1727-1760, Great Britain--History--1760-1789, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes

	CONTENTS
	Preface to Second Edition	v
	Note to First Edition	vii
	THE SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS	3
	The Unreformed House of Commons	3
	The Social Structure	6
	The Upper Classes	13
	The Land as Basis of Citizenship	18
	The State	26
	Government and Trade	29
	The Imperial Problem	35
	BOOK I
I.	PROLEGOMENA TO 1760	45
	The Constitutional Position under George II	45
	The Duke of Newcastle as First Lord of the Treasury	67
	The King to come	83
1.	The Education and Character of the Prince	83
2.	Newcastle, Pitt, and Leicester House	93
3.	The Future Government	97
	George II and Parliamentary Elections	109
II.	OLD BOTTLES, NEW WINE, AND THE GENERAL ELECTION	120
	Newcastle continued at the Treasury	120
	'The Minister' of the New Reign	128
	Preparations for the General Election	134
	Bute assumes Office	156
III.	THE PARLIAMENT OF 1761	171
	I. Its Politics	171
	Forecasts	171
	Whigs and Tories	179
	Groups and Factions	203
	II. The Personnel	215
	Age, and Tenure of Seats	216
	Social and Professional Standing	220
	'Placemen'	224
IV.	THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND AMERICA	229
	The West Indians	234
	The Merchants	241
	The Army Officers	256
	The Naval Officers	270
	Land Speculators	270
	Canada versus Guadaloupe	273
V.	BUTE AND NEWCASTLE	283
	New Systems	283
	The German War and Newcastle's Resignation	302
	Newcastle at Claremont	326
	Fox takes Charge of the House of Commons	345
	Newcastle defeated	358
	The Massacre of the Pelhamite Innocents	403
	Epilogue	415
	APPENDIX A	419
	APPENDIX B	422
	INDEX	425

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