Bibliograph

This sceptred isle, Christopher Lee, Volume 7

Type

Label

This sceptred isle, Christopher Lee, Volume 7

Language

eng

resource.accompanyingMatter

libretto or text

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not applicable

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not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

history

Main title

This sceptred isle

Medium

electronic resource

Music parts

not applicable

Oclc number

123311061

Responsibility statement

Christopher Lee

Summary

In 1760, at the age of 22, George III succeeded his grandfather as Britain's third Hanoverian monarch. The country was still at war with the French and his first decade was to be a time of political instability as Parliament and the stubborn, conscientious king tussled to establish the constitutional monarchy we recognise today. Meanwhile the frontiers of the known world were expanding in philosophy and religion, science and technology, literature and the arts. And this wealth of new ideas showed itself in practical ways: British society was changed forever by the growing industrial revolution, the map of the world was also changed forever as revolution in America resulted in the birth of a new nation and, much closer to home, revolution in France was to change the face of Europe

Target audience

general

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not applicable

resource.variantTitle

Age of revolutions 1760-1792

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