The 70 years of late Stuart and early Hanoverian Britain following 1680 were a crucial period in British politics and society, seeing the growth both of politic

"Britain's seaborne tradition is used to throw light on the British themselves, the people with whom they came into contact and the British perception of empire

Before Queen Anne's reign had even begun, rival factions in both Church and State were jostling for position in her court. Attempting to follow a moderate cours