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England in the Eighteenth Century

by J. H. Plumb

Pages: 224

Contributors: J. H. Plumb

Publisher: Penguin Books

Place of Publication: Harmondsworth, England

Publication Year: 1950

Subjects: Great Britain--History--18th Century

Table of Contents

Title Page

Editorial Note

Contents

Part I: The Age Of Walpole

Chapter One: The Structure of Society 1714-42

Chapter Two: Trade and Wealth 1714-42

Chapter Three: Science and Culture of The Augustan Age

Chapter Four: Local Government And Politics

Chapter Five: The Professions

Chapter Six: Whitehall

Chapter Seven: The Rise of Sir Robert Walpole 1715-22

Chapter Eight: Sir Robert Walpole 1722-33

Chapter Nine: Sir Robert Walpole And The Patriots 1733-42

Part II: The Age Of Chatham

Chapter One: The Agrarian and Industrial Revolutions 1742-84

Chapter Two: The Social Consequences of The Industrial Revolution

Chapter Three: John Wesley and the Road To Salvation

Chapter Four The Arts and Sciences Of Dr Johnson's World

Chapter Five: Chatham and the Drive For Empire

Chapter Six: George III and John Wilkes

Chapter Seven: The Loss of the American Colonies

Chapter Eight: Radicalism and Reform 1770-84

Part III: The Age Of Pitt

Chapter One: The Course of the Industrial Revolution 1784-1815

Chapter Two: The Reception of the French Revolution

Chapter Three: Art and Science 1784-1815

Chapter Four: The British'In India

Chapter Five: The Irish Empire

Chapter Six: William Pitt and the National Revival

Chapter Seven: The War at Sea 1793-1802

Chapter Eight: The War on Land 1802-1815

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