Stability and strife
Subtitle: England, 1714-1760
By: W. A. Speck
Contributors: Speck, William Arthur
Series: The New history of England
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1714-1760
Description: This sparkling account of the great age of Whiggery during the reigns of George I and II is distinguished by its attention to social history. The author deftly explains how the political transformation which brought an end to the "rage of party" under Queen Anne and ushered in the "strife of faction" under the Hanoverians was related to social and economic conditions. This major political change brought stability to England and by important, though incremental shifts in mobility, religion, agriculture, industry, and literacy, slowly transformed English society"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [288]-296. *** Includes index.

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