Britain and the Seventy Years War 1744-1815

<p>Eighteenth-century Britons were frequently anxious about the threat of invasion military weakness possible financial collapse and potential revolution. Anthony Page argues that between 1744 and 1815 Britain fought a 'Seventy Years War' with France. This invaluable study: <br>- Argues for a new periodization of eighteenth-century British history and explains the politics and course of Anglo-French war<br>- Explores Britain's 'fiscal-naval' state and its role in the expansion of empire and industrial revolution<br>- Highlights links between war Enlightenment and the evolution of modern British culture and politics <p/>Synthesizing recent research on political military economic social and cultural history Page demonstrates how Anglo-French war influenced the revolutionary era and helped to shape the first age of global imperialism.</p>