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The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain

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The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain - Krulder, Joseph J
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According to Voltaire, Admiral John Byng was executed to "encourage the others." Of course, the story is more complicated. This microhistorical account upon a macro event presents an updated, revisionist, and detailed account of a dark chapter in British naval, social, and cultural history.

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The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain 2023, Routledge, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780367767594

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The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain 2021, Routledge, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780367767556

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