National Thanksgivings and Ideas of Britain, 1689-1816

by Warren Johnston

This book is the first concentrated study of almost 600 sermons from over forty national thanksgivings in Britain during the long eighteenth century. These included celebrations of the 'Glorious' Revolution, the Union of England and Scotland, the Hanoverian succession, and the numerous military successes stretching from the reigns of William and Mary and Queen Anne to the Battle of Waterloo. Preachers used such occasions to reinforce ideas associated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783273585
• ISBN13: 9781783273584
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"