| Description |
xviii, 637 pages : folded maps. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The Oxford history of England ; 12 |
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Oxford history of England ; 12.
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| Contents |
The accession of George III -- The economic pattern in 1760 -- Social and political structure in 1760 -- Ministerial instability, 1760-5 -- Continued ministerial difficulties, 1765-70 -- North establishes his power, 1770-4 -- The origins of the American revolt -- Lord North and the American War of Independence -- The fall of North and the rise of reform movements -- The conflict of groups, 1782-4 -- Pitt and reconstruction -- The collapse of the opposition, 1784-93 -- A civilized security, 1760-90 -- The first stage of the war, 1793-8 -- The battles of the second coalition and the fall of Pitt, 1798-1801 -- From Amiens to Trafalgar -- The failure of the talents and the problems facing Portland, 1806-9 -- Economic warfare, 1806-12 -- Portland, Perceval, and the peninsula, 1809-12 -- The transformation of economic and cultural life, 1793-1815 -- The end of the war, 1812-15 -- A note on the Cabinet -- List of the holders of great offices of state, 1760-82 -- Lists of Cabinets, 1782-1815. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [585]-611. |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820.
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