num_pages: 580
description: The Glorious Revolution of 1688-9 was a decisive moment in England's history; an invading Dutch army forced James II to flee France, and his son-in-law and daughter, William and Mary, were crowned as joint sovereigns. The wider consequences were no less startling: war in Ireland, union with Scotland, Jacobite intrigue, deep involvement in two major European wars, Britain's emergence as a great power, a 'financial revolution', greater religious toleration, a riven Church, and the rapid growth of parliamentary government.Such changes were only part of the transformation of English society at the time. A torrent of new ideas from such figures as Newton, Defoe, and Addison, spread through newspapers, periodicals, and coffee-houses, provided new views and values that some embraced and others loathed. England's horizons were also growing, especially in the Caribbean and American colonies. For many, however, the benefits were uncertain: the slave trade flourished, inequality widened, and the poor and 'disorderly' were increasingly subject to strictures and statutes. If it was an age of prospects it was also one of anxieties.This new text provides a truly general overview of England between the Glorious Revolution and the death of George I and Newton. Part of the New Oxford History of England series, it is a wide ranging survey that combines the rich secondary literature with extensive primary research. It looks at politics, religion, economy, society, and culture and seeks to place England in its British, European, and world contexts. It includes an annotated bibliography and will prove invaluable to a wide range of students of the period.
language: English
title: A Land Of Liberty?: England 1689–1727
titlecomplete: A Land Of Liberty?: England 1689–1727
characters: Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, William III of England and II of Scotland, Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, Robert Walpole, Anne, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, George I of Great Britain and Ireland
genres: 17th Century, History, 18th Century, British Literature, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 29
places: England
series: New Oxford History of England
publisher: Oxford University Press