Georgian England, 1714-1820 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Georgian England, 1714-1820 (Classic Reprint) written by Susan Cunnington and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Georgian England, 1714-1820 Under that brilliant general, the Duke Of Marl borough, whose wife, the Duchess Sarah, was a close and favourite friend Of the Queen, there were gamed splendid victories, handed down in the ringing names Of Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet, which were chiefly due to Marlborough's military Skill and the valour of English soldiers. But the allies, who were also withstanding France and her supporters, were not united in aim or action, so that even the victory at Malplaquet, though it definitely crippled France, was not absolutely decisive. The war, therefore, dragged on from 1708 to 1713, with its continual demands for men, supplies and money; till, worn with the strain, people at home began to grumble at the taxes, to resent the interference with trade and peaceful pursuits, and to blame Marlborough's later methods. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.