{"product_id":"9780719064296","title":"George III","description":"Author: Peter Thomas\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780719064296\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Oct 2002\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 18th-century was long deemed \"the classical age of the constitution\" in Britain, with cabinet government based on a two-party system of Whigs and Tories in Parliament, and a monarchy whose powers had been emasculated by the Glorious Revolution of 1688-9. This study furthers the work of Sir Lewis Namier who argued in 1929 that no such party system existed, George III was not a cypher and that Parliament was an administration composed of factions and opposition. George III was a high-profile and well-known character in British history whose policies have often been blamed for the loss of Britain's American colonies, around whom rages a perennial dispute over his aims: was he seeking to restore royal power or merely exercising his constitutional rights? This is a chronological survey of the first ten years of George III's reign through power politics and policy-making.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47904449462430,"sku":"ING-9780719064296","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780719064296.jpg?v=1782453562","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780719064296","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}