British History Ii: Britain's Wars (1603-1776)
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"British History II: Britain's Wars 1603-1776" is a history of British wars. In this volume, Simon Schama evokes the horrors of war, famine, and plague, burning cities, and the tragedy of broken families, where father and son are forced to choose opposition. But he also seized on the intimacy of palace and parliament and the lure of profit and pleasure. In the contradictions and conflicts, the life of the British aristocracy is shown. These conflicts were fought between Ireland and Scotland, between Parliament and the Crown. Thousands of people lost their lives trying to break the illusion of a "United Kingdom". A greater proportion of the population than died in World War I. When religious passion gives way to profit-generating consumerism, it has the potential to transform Britain into a collective Britannia held together by a commitment to being a "successful business." After several generations of management, Britain expanded rapidly, and it was accumulating energy to become a powerful empire rarely seen in world history.
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