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Revolution: The Battle of the Boyne to the Battle of Waterloo

by Peter Ackroyd

Thomas Dunne: St. Martin's. (History of England). Oct. 2017. 416p. ISBN 9781250003645. $29.99; ebk. ISBN 9781466880160. HISTORY

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Author of award-winning fiction, poetry, biography, and history, Ackroyd presents the fourth volume in a series unfolding the story of England. He opens with William III's accession to the throne, then moves to the founding of the Bank of England, the strengthening of Parliament and the Church of England, and Wellington's victory at Waterloo.

Reviewed by Barbara Hoffert , May 15, 2017

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