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A Companion to Stuart Britain

Blackwell Companions to British History 1. Aufl.

von: Barry Coward
40,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley-Blackwell
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	15.04.2008
ISBN/EAN:	9780470998892
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	592

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Titelbeschreibung

Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death of Queen Anne, this companion provides a magisterial overview of the ‘long' seventeenth century in British history. <ul> <li>Comprises original contributions by leading scholars of the period</li> <li>Gives a magisterial overview of the ‘long' seventeenth century</li> <li>Provides a critical reference to historical debates about Stuart Britain</li> <li>Offers new insights into the major political, religious and economic changes that occurred during this period</li> <li>Includes bibliographical guidance for students and scholars</li> </ul>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Plates ix Notes on Contributors x Introduction xiii Barry Coward Part I Stuart Britain and the Wider World 1 1 The Multiple Kingdoms of Britain and Ireland: The ‘British Problem’ 3 Allan I. Macinnes 2 The Making of Great Britain and Ireland 26 Toby Barnard 3 Asia, the Atlantic and the Subjects of the British Monarchy 45 Nicholas Canny Part II the Changing Face of Stuart Britain 67 4 The Rise of the Fiscal State 69 Michael J. Braddick 5 The Press and Popular Political Opinion 88 Ian Atherton 6 Gender Relations 111 Elizabeth Foyster 7 Crime and Popular Protest 130 Steve Hindle 8 Economic and Urban Development 148 Craig Muldrew 9 Literature and History 166 Thomas N. Corns 10 Art, Architecture and Politics 187 Tim Wilks 11 Scientific Change: Its Setting and Stimuli 214 Michael Hunter Part III Stuart Britain, 1603–1642 231 12 Politics in Early Stuart Britain, 1603–1640 233 David L. Smith 13 Religion in Early Stuart Britain, 1603–1642 253 Tom Webster 14 Political Thought in Early Stuart Britain 271 Malcolm Smuts 15 The Outbreak of the Civil Wars in the Three Kingdoms 290 Jason Peacey Part IV Stuart Britain, 1642–1660 309 16 The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1642–1649 311 David Scott 17 Unkingship, 1649–1660 331 Sean Kelsey 18 Religion, 1640–1660 350 Ann Hughes 19 Political Thought During the English Revolution 374 J. C. Davis Part V Stuart Britain, 1660–1714 397 20 Politics in Restoration Britain 399 John Miller 21 Religion in Restoration England 416 John Spurr 22 The Revolution of 1688–1689 436 Colin Brooks 23 Politics after the Glorious Revolution 455 Mark Knights 24 Political Thinking between Restoration and Hanoverian Succession 474 Justin Champion Bibliography 492 Index 530

Rezension

"This book is state-of-the-art. It is outstanding in offering a reliable, accurate, concise and up-to-date guide to the best recent work on all the key topics in 17th century British history." BBC History Magazine "Historians needing a succinct introduction to the historical context will find sure guidance in the three sections on political, religious and military affairs." Northern History "As a series of review articles summarizing and analysing recent developments in the field this book stands unrivalled." Andrew J. Hopper, University of Birmingham

Autorenportrait

Barry Coward is Reader in History at Birkbeck College, London. His previous publications include The Stanleys, Lords Stanley and Earls of Derby: The Origins, Wealth and Power of a Landowning Family, 1385–1672 (1983), Oliver Cromwell (1991), The Stuart Age: England 1603–1714 (second edition, 1994) and, with Christopher Durston, The English Revolution: A Sourcebook (1997). He is the President of the Cromwell Association.

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Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death of Queen Anne, this companion provides a magisterial overview of the ‘long’ seventeenth century in British history. The companion’s chapters, each written by a leading expert, guide readers through the maze of scholarly debates about Stuart Britain. They offer new insights into the enormous changes that occurred during this time; not only the Civil War and the establishment of a Protectorate, but also the intense intellectual and religious ferment and economic transformations of the era. They also set out issues currently of interest to historians, such as the rise of the fiscal state in Britain, and interactions between an integrated England and Wales and the separate kingdoms of Scotland and Ireland. The volume will be of interest to academics and students wishing to keep up to date with new thinking on the period, but is also accessible enough to be enjoyed by a broader readership.