The Year of Waterloo
Britain in 1815
1st Edition
Published on 29. January 2015
352 pages
978-1-78185-820-2 (ISBN)
Description
1815 was the year of Waterloo, the British victory that ended Napoleon's European ambitions and ushered in a century largely of peace for Britain. But what sort of country were Wellington's troops fighting for? And what kind of society did they return to?
Stephen Bates paints a vivid portrait of every aspect of Britain in 1815. Overseas, the bounds of Empire were expanding; while at home the population endured the chill of economic recession. As Jane Austen busied herself with the writing of Emma, John Nash designed Regent Street, Humphrey Davy patented his safety lamp for miners and Lord's cricket ground held its first match in St John's Wood, and a nervous government infiltrated dissident political movements and resorted to repressive legislation to curb free speech.
The Year In series gets to the heart of social and cultural life in the UK at key points in its history.
Stephen Bates paints a vivid portrait of every aspect of Britain in 1815. Overseas, the bounds of Empire were expanding; while at home the population endured the chill of economic recession. As Jane Austen busied herself with the writing of Emma, John Nash designed Regent Street, Humphrey Davy patented his safety lamp for miners and Lord's cricket ground held its first match in St John's Wood, and a nervous government infiltrated dissident political movements and resorted to repressive legislation to curb free speech.
The Year In series gets to the heart of social and cultural life in the UK at key points in its history.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-78185-820-2 (9781781858202)
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Stephen Bates is a former religious and royal affairs correspondent of the Guardian. He is the author of A CHURCH AT WAR (2004), GOD'S OWN COUNTRY (2008) and PENNY LOAVES AND BUTTER CHEAP: BRITAIN IN 1846 (2013).
Content
- Intro
- Welcome Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: 'A change in life itself'
- Chapter 1: 'A burlesque upon war'
- Chapter 2: The peace of Europe
- Chapter 3: 'A fearful interval'
- Chapter 4: 'The damnedest millstone'
- Chapter 5: 'An idea of the Regions of Pluto'
- Chapter 6: 'The Great Wen'
- Chapter 7: 'The age of surface'
- Chapter 8: 'Lombard Street to a China orange'
- Chapter 9: 'Bards, that erst sublimely told'
- Chapter 10: 'Hearts beat high to tread the paths of Glory'
- Chapter 11: 'A damned nice thing'
- Chapter 12: 'Complete darkness covered the face of the day'
- Chapter 13: 'Emotions both of rage and fear'
- Chapter 14: 'The bravest and most fortunate nation in the world'
- Preview
- Picture Section
- Source Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- Picture Credits
- About this Book
- Reviews
- About the Author
- Also by this Author
- An Invitation from the Publisher
- Copyright
