An Illustrated History of Eighteenth-century Britain, 1688-1793Georgian Britain experienced a cultural renaissance in the form of the Enlightenment, the establishment of an empire & the beginning of the first industrial revolution. |
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Hostile Environment | 1 |
Monument to Joseph Gascoigne Nightingale and his wife Lady | 8 |
Economic Framework | 17 |
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