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Tory Industrialism and Town Politics: Swansea in the Eighteenth Century

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

Philip Jenkins
Philip Jenkins
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In the last two decades, British urban history has flourished. The Tudor and Stuart periods have attracted particular attention, so that we are well informed on the party factions and politics of this time. There are excellent general accounts by Drs Clark, Slack and others; and notable local studies like Dr Evans' account of Norwich. However, it is interesting that early eighteenth-century towns are by no means as well covered, especially in the area of politics. We have studies of Norwich and the West Midlands, but these mostly concern the period after 1760. On the first half of the century, most of the available published material comes from incidental references in books on broader party politics and organization; for instance in works by Drs Holmes, Brewer and Colley.

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The Historical Journal , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , March 1985 , pp. 103 - 123
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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