The Birth of Britain by W. A. Speck HARDBACK 9780631175445

The Birth of Britain\nby W. A. Speck\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: W. A. Speck\nTitle: The Birth of Britain\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: European history\nPublisher: Wiley\nPublication year: 1994\nISBN-13: 9780631175445\nISBN-10: 063117544X\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis is a vivid narrative account of the events, troubles and triumphs of the opening decade of the eighteenth century - of the life and death of Prince George, the trial of Dr Sacheverell, the Great Wind of 1703, the duke of Marlborough''s victories in Europe, and of the union of Scotland with England and Wales - the creation of the British nation. \n After an introduction setting the social and political scene, a chapter is devoted to each year. The rhythm of life was conditioned by frequent gener.