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Fragments of Two Centuries: Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King

Fragments of Two Centuries: Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King

Kingston, Alfred

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General World HistoryBritish History

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ISBN13: 9798182716628
Publisher: Kathbooks
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

F ragments of Two Centuries: Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King by Alfred Kingston is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book presents a detailed exploration of life in rural England during the reign of King George III, utilizing local historical sources to illustrate various aspects of daily life, social customs, and significant changes in the countryside of that era. It focuses particularly on the town of Royston and its surrounding areas, providing a vivid picture of the cultural and societal norms of the time. The opening of the book lays the groundwork for this exploration by setting the historical context and addressing the significant transition that England underwent towards the end of the 18th century. It reflects on the stability brought about during King George III's reign, juxtaposed against the backdrop of wars and the stirrings of revolutionary thoughts happening across Europe. Kingston introduces topics such as the evolution of travel methods, the role of inns, and the significance of local clubs, as well as social events of the time. Notably, the author emphasizes the contrasts in social life, from the public's fascination with highwaymen to the intellectual debates held in local clubs, giving readers a complex and nuanced view of a pivotal period in English history.T he Jubilee Monarch, King George III., and his last name-sake, had succeeded so much that was unsettled in the previous hundred years, that the last half of the 18th Century was a period almost of comparative quiet in home affairs. Abroad were stirring events in abundance in which England played its part, for the century gives, at a rough calculation, 56 years of war to 44 years of peace, while the reign of George III. had 37 years of war and 23 years of peace-the longest period of peace being 10 years, and of war 24 years (1793-1816). But in all these stirring events, there was, in the greater part of the reign, at least, and notwithstanding some murmurings, the appearance of a solidity in the Constitution which has somehow settled down into the tradition of the good old times. A cynic might have described the Constitution as resting upon empty bottles and blunder-busses, for was it not the great three-bottle period of the British aristocracy? and as for the masses, the only national sentiment in common was that of military glory earned by British heroes in foreign wars. In more domestic affairs, it was a long humdrum grind in settled grooves-deep ruts in fact-from which there seemed no escape. Yet it was a period in which great forces had their birth-forces

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