The Oxford History of the British Empire: The eighteenth century
- ISBN-10
- 0198205635
- ISBN-13
- 9780198205630
- Series
- The Oxford History of the British Empire
- Category
- Great Britain
- Pages
- 639
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford : Oxford University Press
- Author
- Peter James Marshall
Description
Continuing Oxford's five-volume comprehensive history of the British Empire, Volume II examines the history of British expansion from the Glorious Revolution of 1689 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a crucial phase in the creation of the modern British Empire. 13 maps.
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