Studies in Anglo-French History During the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Originally published in 1935, this collection of essays examines the mutual effect of Anglo-French relations on the cultures, governments, finances and institutions of each country from 1716 to the beginning of WWI. The text is in English, although the essays are by both French and English scholars. This book will be of value for anyone with an interest in the shared history between France and England.

Preface Harold Temperley; Avant-propos Alfred Colville; Part I. The Eighteenth Century: 1. The Anglo-French Alliance 1716–31 Richard Lodge; 2. A short comparison between the Secretaries of State in France and England during the eighteenth century Basil Williams; 3. The Prime Minister in France and England during the eighteenth century Léon Cahen; 4. Anglo-French finance in the time of Law and the South Sea Bubble Henri Hauser; Part II. The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: 5. English public opinion and the French revolutions of the nineteenth century Élie Halévy; 6. Lord Palmerston at work, 1830–41 C. K. Webster; 7. The annexation of Savoy and the crisis in Anglo-French relations, January-April 1860 G. Pagés; 8. Gambetta and England J. P. T. Bury; 9. The foreign policy of Lord Salisbury, 1878–80. The problem of the Ottoman Empire Lillian Penson; 10. The début of M. Paul Cambon in England, 1899–1903 Paul Mantoux; 11. The part played in international relations by the conversations between the general staffs on the eve of the World War Pierre Renouvin.