Empire Transformed
Empire Transformed Examines the efforts to bring political order to the English empire through projects of environmental improvementWhen Charles II ascended the English throne in 1660 after two…
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Empire Transformed
Examines the efforts to bring political order to the English empire through projects of environmental improvementWhen Charles II ascended the English throne in 1660 after two decades of civil war, he was confronted with domestic disarray and a sprawling empire in chaos. By initiating ambitious projects of environmental engineering, including fen and marshland drainage, forest rehabilitation, urban reconstruction, and garden transplantation schemes, agents of the English Restoration government aimed to transform both places and people in service of establishing order. His government sought to assert control and affirm the King's sovereignty by touting his stewardship of both England's land and the improvement of his subjects' health.
Merchants, colonial officials, and members of the Royal Society encouraged royal intervention in places deemed unhealthy, unproductive, or
Empire Transformed
Transformed
Earth Transformed
Military Transformed?
Lives Transformed
Textiles Transformed
Secondary Curriculum Transformed
A World Transformed
The Earth Transformed
TRANSFORMED HUNT SUSAN
Human Rights Transformed
Transformed Into His Image
World Transformed Walvin James