Description |
99 p. : ill., maps |
Series |
Very short introductions ; 21
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Contents |
List of illustrations -- List of maps -- Introduction -- 1: Society and economic life -- 2: Government and law -- 3: Early Stuarts -- 4: Civil wars -- 5: Commonwealth and protectorate -- 6: Restoration monarchy -- 7: Intellectual and religious life -- Further reading -- Chronology -- Index |
Summary |
The Great Fire, the Black Death, flip-flopping religious persecution, the overthrow and reinstatement of the monarchy. The Stuart Britain era, a notch on the timeline spanning roughly 1603-1714, is one of the most interesting times in the history of Britain. John Morrill's Stuart Britain: A Very Short Introduction brings us the major events, characters, and issues of the day. Special attention is given to the defeat King Charles I by the Parliamentary Army, and the successive waves of authoritarian Puritan, Protestant and Catholic rule which followed. |
Subject |
Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714
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ISBN |
0192854003 (pbk.) |
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