The book examines the crucial period between 1680 and 1730, highlighting its significance in the emergence of the English professional classes leading up to the 19th century. It offers substantial evidence to support the argument that this era was pivotal in shaping the social and economic landscape of England, marking a transformative phase in professional development and class structure.
Geoffrey Holmes Book order (chronological)
The fruit of a lifetime's work by one of the country's leading historians, this is history writing on a grand scale. By the 1790s Britain was constitutionally united and newly established as a major European power - in marked contrast with the England of the 1660 Restoration, shakily emerging from the upheavals of the Civil Wars. Geoffrey Holmes' important study shows how this transformation came about.
This highly practical text, now with strengthened academic appeal, contains updated text and illustrations/extracts for all regulatory developments.