
The Revolution
The Great Crisis of the British Monarchy, 1685-1720
Tim Harris(Author)
Allen Lane (Publisher)
Published on 26. January 2006
Book
Hardback
640 pages
978-0-7139-9759-0 (ISBN)
Description
To an extraordinary extent everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688. It was a massive, brutal and terrifying event, which completely changed the governments of England, Scotland and Ireland and which was only achieved through overwhelming violence. Initiated by a large Dutch army marching through southern England and climaxing in a series of the most terrible battles ever fought on Irish soil, the revolution by which William III seized James II' kingdoms could only for a very narrow and exclusively English viewpoint be called 'glorious'. Many thousands died during the Revolution, an event that marked a new and final orientation for Britain that, except for a large part of Ireland, has endured to the present day. "Revolution" brilliantly captures the sense that this was a great turning point in Britain's history, but also shows how severe a price was paid to achieve this.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
1076 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7139-9759-0 (9780713997590)
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Tim Harris is Professor of History at Brown University, Rhode Island. He previously taught for some years at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. His last book was the widely praised Restoration: Charles II and His Kingdoms, 1660-1685 (published simultaneously with Revolution in paperback) which is a prelude to the current book.