Category Archives: 18th-Century Britain

Front page article of the first issue of the Daily Universal Register, 1st January 1785, written by the founder of the newspaper, John Walter (he changed the name of his paper to The Times three years later).  To the Public (transcription of first and … Continue reading →

A Declaration of the Prince of Orange The title of the declaration makes clear that it is an attempt by William of Orange to justify his decision to “appear in arms in the Kingdom of England.” Although the exact day … Continue reading →

Read and annotate this text by Daniel Defoe on Scotland after the Union. Some basic elements of background on the Anglo-Scottish union of 1707 By the Act of Union of 1707 England and Scotland united into the United Kingdom of … Continue reading →

Download the Declaration of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and annotate it using Hypothes.is. You can annotate the document as you see fit (which includes asking questions about those things you are not sure you understand), but I encourage you … Continue reading →

All references in a bibliography should be ordered alphabetically. Here are general rules to present a reference according to the nature of the source you reference. Remember that in all cases, if some information is missing from your source, you … Continue reading →