Riot, Risings, and Revolution: Governance and Violence in Eighteenth-Century England

by Ian Gilmour

Britain in the eighteenth century was deeply divided; riots over politics, food and religion were endemic. Despite the relative liberty of English institutions; the penal code was the harshest in Europe - stealing a hankerchief was a capital offence. In this brilliant history of the hidden side of the eighteenth century, Ian Gilmour argues that violence usually stemmed from the incompetence or arrogance of the ruling class. He tells the story of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712655107
• ISBN13: 9780712655101
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 514 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.2"