Set in a Silver SeaA social history of England from the days of the first Stuart king, James, when England was largely an agricultural and rural country, through the reign of Queen Victoria, when England had become the world's foremost industrial and Imperial giant. |
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Page 128
In one of his outbursts against the social changes that were destroying the England of his youth Cobbett declared that , though no theologian , he loved any religion that gave men plenty to eat and drink .
In one of his outbursts against the social changes that were destroying the England of his youth Cobbett declared that , though no theologian , he loved any religion that gave men plenty to eat and drink .
Page 289
That familiar figure - the tilted white hat , tight - buttoned coat , cane , dyed whiskers - riding down Piccadilly before breakfast or rising to jest or bluff away an awkward situation in the House , gave the English confidence .
That familiar figure - the tilted white hat , tight - buttoned coat , cane , dyed whiskers - riding down Piccadilly before breakfast or rising to jest or bluff away an awkward situation in the House , gave the English confidence .
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Then the dockowners gave way . Not only was “ the docker's tanner ” won , but a great Union of " unskilled ” labour - the Dock , Wharf and Riverside Labourers ' Union - had been founded . Yet by itself Trade Unionism was not enough .
Then the dockowners gave way . Not only was “ the docker's tanner ” won , but a great Union of " unskilled ” labour - the Dock , Wharf and Riverside Labourers ' Union - had been founded . Yet by itself Trade Unionism was not enough .
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Contents
The Breach with Rome | 7 |
Approach to the Capital | 15 |
Pepyss London | 22 |
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| Title | Set in a Silver Sea Anchor A680 Volume 680 of Anchor books Doubleday anchor books English social history |
| Author | Arthur Bryant |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Doubleday, 1968 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 May 2007 |
| Length | 359 pages |
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