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Fontenoy and Great Britain's Share in the War of the Austrian Succession, 1741-48 (Facsimile Edition)

By: Terence Wise

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Terence Wise)


Product Info

Title
Fontenoy and Great Britain's Share in the War of the Austrian Succession, 1741-48 (Facsimile Edition)
Publisher
Category
Author
Francis Henry Skrine
Publish Year
1997
Dimensions
6x9x1.5"
NKG Part #
2148120869
Type
Hardcover

Description

Though a vast amount of research has been give to the eighteenth century, the general reader knows comparatively little of Sir Robert Walpole's long administration and the War of the Austrian Succession. The second quarter of that great century was full of peculiar colouring, and deserves closer attention than it has hitherto received. European society had not thrown off the medieval crust; formalism prevailed in religion, manners, language, class, and dress. But the leaven was working actively which long afterwards produced the French Revolution.