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East India Patronage and the British State: The Scottish Elite and Politics in the Eighteenth Century (International Library of Historical Studies Book 54)

G.K. McGilvary

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Description:The Act of Union in 1707 brought with it a new "Great Britain." How did the English bind the Scottish elites to the new British State, ensuring the stability of this new power in the face of possible Jacobite and international threat? This book looks at the effects of the Act of the Union on Britain and its colonies. From 1725 onward, a patronage system existed in Britain enabling government ministries to use posts in the East India Company and its shipping to secure political majorities in Scotland and Westminster. Scots went to India as Company servants, ships' crews, soldiers and free-merchants, bringing back exceptional wealth to a land starved of money and providing for commercial and industrial advances throughout Great Britain. The importance of the system of patronage which enabled so many Scots to go to the East has not hitherto been recognized and cannot be overestimated. It bound the Scots with their English neighbors in business, political management and empire, with consequences going far beyond the Eighteenth Century.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with East India Patronage and the British State: The Scottish Elite and Politics in the Eighteenth Century (International Library of Historical Studies Book 54). To get started finding East India Patronage and the British State: The Scottish Elite and Politics in the Eighteenth Century (International Library of Historical Studies Book 54), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Act of Union in 1707 brought with it a new "Great Britain." How did the English bind the Scottish elites to the new British State, ensuring the stability of this new power in the face of possible Jacobite and international threat? This book looks at the effects of the Act of the Union on Britain and its colonies. From 1725 onward, a patronage system existed in Britain enabling government ministries to use posts in the East India Company and its shipping to secure political majorities in Scotland and Westminster. Scots went to India as Company servants, ships' crews, soldiers and free-merchants, bringing back exceptional wealth to a land starved of money and providing for commercial and industrial advances throughout Great Britain. The importance of the system of patronage which enabled so many Scots to go to the East has not hitherto been recognized and cannot be overestimated. It bound the Scots with their English neighbors in business, political management and empire, with consequences going far beyond the Eighteenth Century.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with East India Patronage and the British State: The Scottish Elite and Politics in the Eighteenth Century (International Library of Historical Studies Book 54). To get started finding East India Patronage and the British State: The Scottish Elite and Politics in the Eighteenth Century (International Library of Historical Studies Book 54), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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East India Patronage and the British State: The Scottish Elite and Politics in the Eighteenth Century (International Library of Historical Studies Book 54)

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