Kings and Desperate Men: Life in Eighteenth-century EnglandRoutledge, 5.7.2017 - 353 sivua The goal of Kings and Desperate Men is to provide a picture of eighteenth-century England up to the French Revolution. Kronenberger's work lies much closer to a social chronicle than an orthodox history, and is more concerned with manners and tastes than with treaties and wars. Kings and Desperate Men reveals what life was like for both aristocrats and commoners: their family lives, experience of larger society, habits, diet, fashions, religion, and artistic tastes. In tracing these topics for both city and country dwellers, he artfully communicates the very real division between the vivacity of London and the regular, fixed, and monotonous character of country life. The division is vital to understanding the age and the transformations it would experience.Yet Kronenberger does not ignore the more traditional historical landmarks. Kroenberger treats the characters of the leading political actors: Walpole, Bolingbroke, Burke, Fox, and Pitt, while providing the reader with a sweeping account of the formation of political parties and constitutional shifts of power between the monarchy and parliament. Students of the period who despair at its political complexities will fi nd much to appreciate in Kronenberger's condensed and easy to understand formulations.As for philosophy, Kronenberger refers to thinkers and ideas as they influence English life; especially Locke and Hume. Their ideas and reputations are explained as part of the character of society. The same is true for economics. More attention is given to the social gains of middle-class shopkeepers and the eighteenth-century zeal for stock speculation than to formal schools of thought. Especially notable is Kronenberger's treatment of both the arts and the artists of the eighteenth century-theatre, opera, music, literature, architecture, and painting. |
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... Queen's fierce hostility to Marlborough's Duchess , once her favourite ; the Queen's secret alliance -- through her new favourite , Mrs Masham – with so powerful a Tory as Robert Harley ; above everything , the Queen's power to appoint ...
... Queen's fierce hostility to Marlborough's Duchess , once her favourite ; the Queen's secret alliance -- through her new favourite , Mrs Masham – with so powerful a Tory as Robert Harley ; above everything , the Queen's power to appoint ...
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... Queen's death . Nor can we be sure what would have happened had one obstacle been removed . That obstacle was the Pretender's religion . England , be she never so Stuart - minded , would not stomach popery . The Pretender was told this ...
... Queen's death . Nor can we be sure what would have happened had one obstacle been removed . That obstacle was the Pretender's religion . England , be she never so Stuart - minded , would not stomach popery . The Pretender was told this ...
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... Queen's favourite as a way of obtaining the Queen's favour . In some degree he succeeded ; he might well have succeeded altogether had not his licentious habits aroused the rather prudish Queen's distrust . In any case he began acting ...
... Queen's favourite as a way of obtaining the Queen's favour . In some degree he succeeded ; he might well have succeeded altogether had not his licentious habits aroused the rather prudish Queen's distrust . In any case he began acting ...
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... Queen's successor , it was clear that Bolingbroke could have no spirited policy could have no policy at all – unless it was support of the Pretender . In the past , Bolingbroke and Harley had both exchanged compliments and assurances ...
... Queen's successor , it was clear that Bolingbroke could have no spirited policy could have no policy at all – unless it was support of the Pretender . In the past , Bolingbroke and Harley had both exchanged compliments and assurances ...
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... Queen , ever laxer at his job , hence easier to remove and so supplant . Time pressed painfully , for the Queen was dying . Yet time was needed , for Bolingbroke had no mature plans or respectable allies , no sure way of keeping afloat ...
... Queen , ever laxer at his job , hence easier to remove and so supplant . Time pressed painfully , for the Queen was dying . Yet time was needed , for Bolingbroke had no mature plans or respectable allies , no sure way of keeping afloat ...
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