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Book Synopsis Charles Whitworth by : Janet M. Hartley
Download or read book Charles Whitworth written by Janet M. Hartley and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1700 the armies of the Russian Tsar Peter the Great and Charles XII of Sweden met at Narva to fight the first battle of what was to be known as the Great Northern War. Although this first engagement was to result in a humiliating defeat for Peter, it marked the start of a struggle that twenty years later would see Russia emerge as a major power and radically alter the balance of power in Europe. This work examines the changes in the balance of power in Europe in the early eighteenth century as a result of the Great Northern War and the War of the Spanish Succession through the writings and career of Charles Whitworth, the first British Ambassador to Russia, and Minister in The Hague, Berlin, Ratisbon and Cambrai. Whitworth was an acute, witty and indefatigable writer. His long and detailed dispatches and reports comment on Russian, Prussian, Austrian and Dutch domestic and foreign policy, on trading and commercial matters, on leading personalities and events, and on the diplomacy of the Great Northern War and the War of Spanish Succession. He was in Russia from 1705 to 1712 and witnessed the growing military, naval and commercial power of the state and was acutely aware of the potential threat of Russia to British interests. The period of Whitworth's diplomatic career, from 1702-1725, witnessed a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the North, and the nature, and timing, of Whitworth's postings made him uniquely qualified to chart and analyse this development. Drawing on a wide variety of manuscript sources, Dr Hartley has produced a compelling account both of Whitworth and the momentous events taking place in Europe at the beginning of the eighteenth century.
Book Synopsis Charles Whitworth by : Janet M. Hartley
Download or read book Charles Whitworth written by Janet M. Hartley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1700 the armies of the Russian Tsar Peter the Great and Charles XII of Sweden met at Narva to fight the first battle of what was to be known as the Great Northern War. Although this first engagement was to result in a humiliating defeat for Peter, it marked the start of a struggle that twenty years later would see Russia emerge as a major power and radically alter the balance of power in Europe. This work examines the changes in the balance of power in Europe in the early eighteenth century as a result of the Great Northern War and the War of the Spanish Succession through the writings and career of Charles Whitworth, the first British Ambassador to Russia, and Minister in The Hague, Berlin, Ratisbon and Cambrai. Whitworth was an acute, witty and indefatigable writer. His long and detailed dispatches and reports comment on Russian, Prussian, Austrian and Dutch domestic and foreign policy, on trading and commercial matters, on leading personalities and events, and on the diplomacy of the Great Northern War and the War of Spanish Succession. He was in Russia from 1705 to 1712 and witnessed the growing military, naval and commercial power of the state and was acutely aware of the potential threat of Russia to British interests. The period of Whitworth's diplomatic career, from 1702-1725, witnessed a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the North, and the nature, and timing, of Whitworth's postings made him uniquely qualified to chart and analyse this development. Drawing on a wide variety of manuscript sources, Dr Hartley has produced a compelling account both of Whitworth and the momentous events taking place in Europe at the beginning of the eighteenth century.
Download or read book Titan written by William R. Nester and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the leaders of the French Revolution executed Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in 1793, they sent a chilling message to the hereditary ruling orders in Europe. Believing that monarchy anywhere presented a threat to democratic rule in France, the leaders of the revolution declared war on European aristocracies, including those of Great Britain. For more than twenty years thereafter, France and England waged a protracted war that ended in British victory. In Titan, William R. Nester offers a deeply informed and thoroughly fascinating narrative of how England accomplished this remarkable feat. Between 1789 and 1815, British leaders devised, funded, and led seven coalitions against the revolutionary and Napoleonic governments of France. In each enterprise, statesmen and generals searched for order amid a complex welter of bureaucratic, political, economic, psychological, technological, and international forces. Nester combines biographies of great men—the likes of William Pitt, Horatio Nelson, and Arthur Wellesley—with an explanation of the critical decisions they made in Britain’s struggle for power and his own keen analysis of the forces that operated beyond their control. Their efforts would eventually crush France and Napoleon and establish a system of European power relations that prevented a world war for nearly a century. The interplay of individuals and events, the importance of conjunctures and contingency, the significance of Britain's island character and resources: all come into play in Nester's exploration of the art of British military diplomacy. The result is a comprehensive and insightful account of the endeavors of statesmen and generals to master the art of power in a complex battle for empire.
Book Synopsis Memories of Malling and Its Valley by : Charles Henry Fielding
Download or read book Memories of Malling and Its Valley written by Charles Henry Fielding and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Collection of the Supplies, and Ways and Means, from the Revolution to the Present Time by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Download or read book A Collection of the Supplies, and Ways and Means, from the Revolution to the Present Time written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1764 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III by : Lewis Namier
Download or read book The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III written by Lewis Namier and published by Springer. This book was released on 1957-12-31 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Dictionary of National Biography, Founded in 1882 by George Smith by :
Download or read book The Dictionary of National Biography, Founded in 1882 by George Smith written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dictionary of National Biography by : Leslie Stephen
Download or read book Dictionary of National Biography written by Leslie Stephen and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years ... by : British Museum. Department of Manuscripts
Download or read book Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years ... written by British Museum. Department of Manuscripts and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Dictionary of National Biography written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Three Generations of Fascinating Women by : Lady Constance Charlotte Elisa Lennox Russell
Download or read book Three Generations of Fascinating Women written by Lady Constance Charlotte Elisa Lennox Russell and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Members of Parliament by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Download or read book Members of Parliament written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Record of Old Westminsters by : Westminster School (London, England)
Download or read book The Record of Old Westminsters written by Westminster School (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales by : Bernard Burke
Download or read book The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales written by Bernard Burke and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 1376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Charles Turner written by Alfred Whitman and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant by : George Edward Cokayne
Download or read book Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant written by George Edward Cokayne and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lists and Indexes by : Great Britain. Public Record Office
Download or read book Lists and Indexes written by Great Britain. Public Record Office and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
