“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 iron-bearing ore to a high temperature with the use of charcoal, fanned by a draught of air, creates a solid lump of metal (a 'bloom'). When re-heated, the metal can be hammered into a shape. This… — Timothy C.W. Blanning Copy Share
“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
