{"product_id":"dominion-9781250812162","title":"Dominion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAckroyd, as always, is well worth the read. \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDominion\u003c\/i\u003e, the fifth volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful History of England, begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to a post-war depression and ends with the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning the end of the Regency, Ackroyd takes readers from the accession of the profligate George IV whose government was steered by Lord Liverpool, whose face was set against reform, to the Sailor King' William IV whose reign saw the modernization of the political system and the abolition of slavery. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it was the accession of Queen Victoria, at only eighteen years old, that sparked an era of enormous innovation. Technological progressfrom steam railways to the first telegramswept the nation and the finest inventions were showcased at the first Great Exhibition in 1851. The emergence of the middle-classes changed the shape of society and sc\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528974704983,"sku":"9781250812162","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250812162.jpg?v=1731873791","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dominion-9781250812162","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}