An Inquiry Into The Miscarriages Of The Four Last Years Reign

At the close of Queen Anne's reign, Charles Povey stepped forward to judge the record of power. Politics laid bare in print. First issued in the early 18th century, An Inquiry Into The Miscarriages Of The Four Last Years Reign is an uncompromising early modern political pamphlet, dissecting the failures, evasions and abuses of a fragile British monarchy and its ministers, and standing as a bracing work of British monarchy criticism. Written from within the charged world of Stuart era England politics, it reads today as sharp British historical nonfiction and a probing government policy treatise, asking who is accountable when a nation stumbles. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This complete inquiry into miscarriages is an indispensable text for political history students and a vital primary source for researchers, opening an unfiltered window into Queen Anne reign politics and debates over eighteenth century government reform in early 18th century Britain. For readers of Jonathan Swift and other great satirists of power, Povey's cool, insistent prose reveals how public grievances, party conflict and court intrigue were argued in the pamphlet wars of his age. Republished in a careful modern edition, it speaks both to casual readers fascinated by the drama of past politics and to classic-literature collectors seeking an authoritative, enduring copy of a rare and influential work.