Historical Sketches of the Reign of George Second, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Historical Sketches of the Reign of George Second, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Margaret Wilson Oliphant and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-11 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical Sketches of the Reign of George Second, Vol. 2 of 2 It is difficult, either from the bare facts of history or from disjointed scenes in it, to arrive at any clear idea of the general state of feeling and thought at any special period. It is only, indeed, within recent days, that modern history has troubled itself with any endeavour to realise the spiritual fashion and wont of the age it painted. So many things happened - so many battles were fought - so many kings reigned, - its audience asked no more. The reigns of the first Georges were occupied with a struggle to establish their dynasty; to set the constitutional government of the country on sure foundations; to settle a great many questions on the Continent, with which England had not very much to do. Such is the record; and a very bare record it is, notwithstanding the depths of individual interest that are contained underneath. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.