That Island (1965) — Historical overview of the 1765 Revestment Act and its causes
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- Name
- That Island (1965) — Historical overview of the 1765 Revestment Act and its causes
- Description
- A comprehensive secondary source examining the 1765 Act of Revestment from economic, political, and social perspectives. Covers the commercial systems in England and Man, the growth of the smuggling trade, the constitutional position of the Isle of Man, and the consequences of revestment including trade restrictions, merchant hardship, and population decline. Includes extensive primary source quotations (Gentleman's Magazine 1751, parliamentary petitions, customs memorials) and comparative analysis with American colonial taxation.
- Place
- Castle Rushen
- Castletown
- Whitehaven
- Isle of Man
- England
- Ireland
- Scotland
- London
- Great Britain
- Liverpool
- France
- Cumberland
- Holland
- Related To
- Charles Lutwidge
- James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl
- Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
- John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
- Lt-Governor Alexander Shaw
- Type
- Financial Data
- Collection
- Constitutional Recovery
- Type
- Published Reference Work
- Date Created
- 1965
- Language
- English