The history of violence in England from the Jacobite uprising of 1715 to the Irish rebellion of 1798, taking in food riots, judicial murder, press-gangs, poaching, duelling and the military. The author also wrote "The Body Politic" and "Inside Right".
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The history of violence in England from the Jacobite uprising of 1715 to the Irish rebellion of 1798, taking in food riots, judicial murder, press-gangs, poaching, duelling and the military. The author also wrote "The Body Politic" and "Inside Right".
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Near Fine. Trade Paperback. viii, 504pp, notes, index. Paperback. In this history of the hidden side of the 18th century, the author argues that violence usually stemmed from the incompetence or arrogance of the ruling class. He tells the story of the great rebellions--of Scotland in 1715 and1745, of Ireland in 1798, and the famous episodes of Wilkes and Gordon.
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