United Kingdom - 18th-century Britain, 1714–1815 | Britannica
4 天之前 · United Kingdom - 18th-century Britain, 1714–1815: When Georg Ludwig, elector of Hanover, became king of Great Britain on August 1, 1714, the country was in some respects …
British society by the mid-18th century - Britannica
2 天之前 · From the Hanoverian succession to the mid-18th century the texture and quality of life in Britain changed considerably but by no means evenly. Change was far more pronounced in …
Early modern Britain - Wikipedia
Early modern Britain is the history of the island of Great Britain roughly corresponding to the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
Enlightenment - British Museum
Learn about the 18th century, an era of new knowledge, scientific discovery, European colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade. The Enlightenment is the name given to a period …
United Kingdom - Britain from 1754 to 1783 | Britannica
4 天之前 · United Kingdom - Britain from 1754 to 1783: Henry Pelham died in 1754 and was replaced as head of the administration by his brother, the duke of Newcastle. Newcastle was …
Enlightenment Period: Thinkers & Ideas - HISTORY
2009年12月16日 · European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the “long 18th century” (1685-1815) as part of a movement …
Symbiosis: Trade and the British Empire - BBC
2011年2月17日 · The long 18th century, from the Glorious Revolution until Waterloo, was the period in which Britain rose to a dominant position among European trading empires, and …
Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century: Politics and Society, …
2017年4月24日 · The long eighteenth century was a time of profound change for the British Isles. England, Scotland and Ireland would be unified, society revolutionised and the political system …
Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction
2000年8月10日 · Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction spans the period from the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688 to Pitt the Younger's defeat in his attempts at …
History of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
18th-century London by William Hogarth. Hypocrisy became a major topic in English political history in the early 18th century. The Toleration Act 1688 allowed for certain rights for religious …