“By the eighteenth century many were showing all the negative conservatism of a vested interest overtaken by events: dogged devotion to old techniques, suspicion of innovation, resentment of competition and xenophobia.” — Timothy C.W. Blanning Copy Share Image
“By its durability this settlement proved that conservative liberty is an oxymoron, not a contradiction in terms.” — Timothy C.W. Blanning Copy Share Image
“So it might be speculated that the British exported their dissidents and so suffered their revolution three thousand miles away from home in the… — Timothy C.W. Blanning Copy Share Image
“Indeed, the manufacture of iron had come into common use in Britain as early as the eighth century BC. It was discovered that heating… — Timothy C.W. Blanning Copy Share Image
“By the eighteenth century many were showing all the negative conservatism of a vested interest overtaken by events: dogged devotion to old techniques, suspicion… — Timothy C.W. Blanning Copy Share Image
“The Terror was over but its effects were as long-lasting as they were momentous. The experience divided the population so sharply that every subsequent… — Timothy C.W. Blanning Copy Share Image
