Title: The sense of the people
First published: 1995
Description: The people, the empire, the political subject: all three were contentious issues in the politics and culture of eighteenth-century English cities. This study explores how these three issues came to occupy central roles in the wide-ranging political cultures of English towns between the Hanoverian Succession and the American war, enabling a variety of groups outside the structures of the state to claim a stake in national affairs.
Subjects: History, Public opinion, Politics and government, Politics and culture, Political culture, Imperialism, City and town life, Great britain, politics and government, 18th century, Great britain, social life and customs, Public opinion, great britain
Places: England, Great Britain
Time periods: 18th century