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Birth of a Global City. London in a Revolutionary World, 1789-1815
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- Nombre de pages512
- Date de parution01/10/2026
- FormatePub
- ISBN978-1-5299-3450-2
- EAN9781529934502
- Protection num.Adobe DRM
- Infos supplémentairesepub
- ÉditeurVintage Digital
Résumé
How the turmoil of revolution and war created the London we know today - the world's first truly global city. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars changed London beyond recognition, turning it into the capital of the world - the centre of international finance and trade. Victory over France in 1815 ushered in the 'British Century': the next hundred years would be defined by Britain's capitalist innovation and financial might, naval supremacy and imperial ambition.
In this brilliant portrait of these pivotal years, Jerry White looks at how revolution and war on the Continent transformed the capital. While the manufacture of war materials brought wealth for some, high food prices led to bread riots. The war divided public opinion, with ultra-patriots clamouring for the defeat of 'Boney', while others sought to emulate the democratic reforms pioneered across the Channel.
Crucially, the chaos and uncertainty on the continent led to a mass flight of aristocratic wealth, foreign bankers and European merchants to London, which would help turn the capital into the world's leading financial centre. Jerry White shows how huge docks transformed the Port of London into the world's trading centre; how the City of London financed the war against France and Nathan Mayer Rothschild provided the gold that crushed Napoleon at Waterloo; how a newly embellished Paris stimulated the reconstruction of central London and fuelled its expansion; and how this moment of Britain's greatest imperial expansion revived briefly the London slave trade before it was finally ended in 1807.
It was this turbulent period of war and political turmoil that created London as we know it today.
In this brilliant portrait of these pivotal years, Jerry White looks at how revolution and war on the Continent transformed the capital. While the manufacture of war materials brought wealth for some, high food prices led to bread riots. The war divided public opinion, with ultra-patriots clamouring for the defeat of 'Boney', while others sought to emulate the democratic reforms pioneered across the Channel.
Crucially, the chaos and uncertainty on the continent led to a mass flight of aristocratic wealth, foreign bankers and European merchants to London, which would help turn the capital into the world's leading financial centre. Jerry White shows how huge docks transformed the Port of London into the world's trading centre; how the City of London financed the war against France and Nathan Mayer Rothschild provided the gold that crushed Napoleon at Waterloo; how a newly embellished Paris stimulated the reconstruction of central London and fuelled its expansion; and how this moment of Britain's greatest imperial expansion revived briefly the London slave trade before it was finally ended in 1807.
It was this turbulent period of war and political turmoil that created London as we know it today.
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