British theses relating to British history

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The importance of events which occurred during the reigns of William & Mary and of Anne, between 1688 and 1714 cannot be denied, for it was during those years that the settlement which would dominate Britain throughout the eighteenth century was defined and refined. If the revolutionary years of the earlier seventeenth century had provoked brilliant ideas and the violent clash of interests, it was the years after 1688 in which was hammered out a workable settlement among them. It was also during the period in which Britain began to acquire a wealth beyond belief and to develop the ability to spend lavishly, if not always tastefully. The theses have been selected by Dr. W. Reynolds McLeod, West Virginia University.