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A Polite and Commercial People: England 1727-1783

A Polite and Commercial People Drawing on research, this volume covers the history of England between the accession of George II and the loss of the American colonies. It reveals simmering discontent in which evangelical enthusiasm clashed with scientific rationalism, aristocratic government with popular insubordination, industrial and imperial expansion with plebian poverty. Full description

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United Kingdom (21,421)

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Yorkshire and The Humber (6,115)
North of England (7,026)