When the French Tried to Be British
| Author | : J.A.W. Gunn |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 511 |
| Release | : 2009-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780773577183 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0773577181 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis When the French Tried to Be British by : J.A.W. Gunn
Download or read book When the French Tried to Be British written by J.A.W. Gunn and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1814 was accompanied by the grant of the Charte - a written constitution modeled on what its authors imagined to be the contemporary British practice of parliamentary monarchy. A unique experiment, in effect it meant attempting to implement institutions and practices that had little basis in French history and culture and that, in Britain, had evolved slowly and largely without conscious planning.
