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Fearless, flamboyant, and somewhat rackety, Ashmead-Bartlett came from a well-connected family. A colleague once described him as ‘a chap with an exceedingly nice nature but vilely brought up in the sort of wild selfish third rate society that surrounded his father’.
"During the nineteenth century, the British Empire expanded greatly in terms of size, population and wealth. By the end of the century…"
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"Both before and during the Seven Years' War (1756-63), British foreign policy primarily reflected a strategic rivalry with France. The two powers…"
"In 1872 the Reverend J. S. Brewer, classical scholar and editor of the great series of Letters and Papers of the reign of King Henry VIII, completed his…"
"The history of British-Ottoman relations between 1713 and 1779 is therefore one of commerce and diplomacy intertwined, with foreign policy aims…"
"The history of British imperialism during the nineteenth century describes a process of expansion and consolidation, its success all the more remarkable for its…"
"In Scotland the political impetus that carried the polity into union with England came from an old-fashioned dynastic crisis. When her only surviving child…"
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"Throughout the nineteenth century, periodicals published both in Britain and in the colonies featured aspects of the imperial experience. Before the 1850…"
"Queen Anne's death in August 1714 was significant in a variety of ways. In foreign policy terms, her reign had been dominated by conflict with Louis XIV…"
"Historically, the foundational principles and anatomy of 18th century British foreign policy are embedded within the broader, evolving international…"
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Originally aired on the BBC in 1996, Cathy Come Home had a major impact on attitudes toward homelessness and the treatment of low-income people in sixties Britain, exploring the social, psychological, and economic consequences of being made homeless in large, metropolitan cities.
Biographies, overviews and critical analysis drawn from journals and periodicals in Gale Databases, exploring some of the most prominent authors associated with British literature.