42: What made eighteenth century Britain such an innovative society?

<p>From consumerism and urban growth to becoming the first industrialising nation and permitting a level of free speech and press that would be envied elsewhere in Europe, Hanoverian Britain set trends that others would later follow. Why so?</p> <br> <p>In this podcast, <em>The Critic</em>'s political editor, Graham Stewart talks about what made Georgian Britain a trendsetter with Professor Jeremy Black, whose books on the eighteenth century include <em>Walpole in Power</em>, <em>George II: puppet of the politicians?,</em> <em>Pitt the Elder</em> and <em>George III: Madness and Majesty</em>. </p> <p>--</p> <p>Right now we’re offering 3 months for just £5. Go to <a href="http://thecritic.imbmsubscriptions.com/">thecritic.imbmsubscriptions.com/</a> for details.</p> <p>—</p> <p>Image: George III, King of Great Britain, c1760 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)</p> <p>Music: “Modern Jazz Samba” Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com">incompetech.com</a>)</p> <p>Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License</p> <p><a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby%2F4.0%2F&amp;token=5cdb3d-1-1598967410280">creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p> <br> <hr><p> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>