Thelong 18th century is a phrase used by many British historians to cover a morenatural historical period than the simple use of the standard calendar definition of theeighteenth century (1 January 1701 to 31 December 1800). They expand the century to include larger British and Western European historical movements, with their subsequent "long" 18th century typically running from theGlorious Revolution and the beginning of theNine Years' War in 1688 to the end of theNapoleonic Wars in 1815.[1][2] Other definitions, perhaps those with a more social or global interest, extend the period further to, for example, from theStuart Restoration in 1660 to the end of theGeorgian era.[3][2][4] Possibly the earliest proponent of the long eighteenth century wasSir John Robert Seeley, who in 1883 defined the eighteenth century as "the period which begins with the Revolution of 1688 and ends with the peace of 1815".[5]
TheInstitute of Historical Research hosts a seminar series on "British History in the Long 18th Century".[6]
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