Kings, politicians, accomplishments, and failures are detailed in this engrossing seven-volume history of England between 1713 and 1783. What emerges is a colorful portrait of an era, dominated not by dates and facts but by people and momentous events. In volume six, Mahon discusses the years 1774 to 1780, which start with an England dealing with America—punishing them for the Boston Tea Party—and continues through the American Revolutionary War. The volume ends with a chapter on literature and art, noting men such as Hume, Gibbon, and Cowper.