Liberty Secured?
Britain Before and After 1688
Stanford University Press · Print & ebook · April 1, 1992
The essays in this volume do not claim that the Revolution of 1688-89 in itself constituted an epoch-making event in the history of progress and freedom.
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- Genres
- Stuart Britain (1603-1714), Revolutionary History, 17th-Century History
- Published
- Stanford University Press, April 1, 1992
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The essays in this volume do not claim that the Revolution of 1688-89 in itself constituted an epoch-making event in the history of progress and freedom. Instead, they argue that it marks an important conjunction of many trends, changes, and developments in the years before and after 1688.
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| Stuart Britain (1603-1714) | 93% |
|---|---|
| Revolutionary History | 53% |
| 17th-Century History | 44% |
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Publisher categories
- British History
- Authors
- J. R. Jones
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Published
- April 1, 1992
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- British History