Britain in the first age of party
Subtitle: 1680-1750 essays presented to Geoffrey Holmes
By: edited by Clyve Jones.
Contributors: Holmes, Geoffrey S., 1928-; Jones, Clyve, 1944-
Publisher: Hambledon Press
Published: 1987
Place of publication: London; Ronceverte, WV, U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Holmes, Geoffrey S., 1928-; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1714.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1714-1760.
Description: "The 70 years of late Stuart and early Hanoverian Britain following 1680 were a crucial period in British politics and society, seeing the growth both of political parties and of stability. This collection of original essays provides a coherent account of Britain in the 'First Age of Party'"--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Bibliography of Geoffrey Homes: p. xv-xix.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Table of contents: title: Religion and royal succession / Eveline Cruickshanks; title: The electorate in the first age of party / W.A. Speck; title: The precursors of political radicalism in Augustan Britain / H.T. Dickinson; title: The House of Lords and the growth of Parliamentary stability / Clyve Jones; title: The development of the political process / J.A. Downie; title: Popular culture and popular politics / Michael Mullett; title: Local government / Lionel Glassey; title: Party in a civic context / Henry Horwitz; title: Urban development in the age of Defoe /  Peter Borsay; title: The Anglican clergy of northern England / Eric J. Evans; title: John Bull's other kingdoms / Daniel Szechi and David Hayton.