Revolution: The Great Crisis of the British Monarchy, 1685-1720

Harris, Tim

ISBN 10: 0713997591 / ISBN 13: 9780713997590

Published by Allen Lane, 2006

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Hardcover with price unclipped DJ.Illustrated. First edition,first printing. Excellent condition like new. xviii, 621pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Revolution: The Great Crisis of the British Monarchy, 1685-1720
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713997591
• ISBN 13: 9780713997590
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
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Synopsis

To an extraordinary extent everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688. It was a massive, brutal and terrifying event, which completely changed the governments of England, Scotland and Ireland and which was only achieved through overwhelming violence. Initiated by a large Dutch army marching through southern England and climaxing in a series of the most terrible battles ever fought on Irish soil, the revolution by which William III seized James II' kingdoms could only for a very narrow and exclusively English viewpoint be called 'glorious'.

Many thousands died during the Revolution, an event that marked a new and final orientation for Britain that, except for a large part of Ireland, has endured to the present day. Revolution brilliantly captures the sense that this was a great turning point in Britain's history, but also shows how severe a price was paid to achieve this.

About the Author

Tim Harris is Professor of History at Brown University, Rhode Island. He previously taught for some years at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. His last book was the widely praised Restoration: Charles II and His Kingdoms, 1660-1685 (published simultaneously with Revolution in paperback) which is a prelude to the current book.