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Regicide and Republic : England 1603-1660 / Seel, Graham E 2001  Book
Seel, Graham E Book
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Publication Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Description 218pDark Blue Spine
Series Cambridge Perspectives in History
Summary/Abstract Gives an account of the main political, religious and economic factors that help explain the events of the turbulent period from 1603-1660, and assesses the role of leading personalities such as James VI and I, Charles I, Buckingham and Cromwell.
Contents I Politics and religion, 1603-29 England in 1603 - Introduction A decade of crises, 1593-1603 The government of England The church in England The royal succession The reign of James I, 1603-25 - Overview Crown and parliament Royal finances Religious policy Foreign policy James I's achievements England, 1625-29 - Overview The new king Wars with Spain and France, 1625-29 King and parliament, 1625-29 Politics and religion, 1603-29: a summary - II Personal Rule and civil war, 1629-49 Personal Rule, 1629-40 - Overview The nature of Personal Rule The policy of Thorough Balancing the books Laud and religious policies Eleven Years' Tyranny or Personal Rule? The outbreak of civil war, 1637-42 - Overview From the Prayer Book crisis to the First Bishops'War, 1637-39 The Short Parliament and the Second Bishops'War, 1640 The Long Parliament, November 1640 to September 1641 Division, rebellion and civil war, October 1641 to August 1642 Historical interpretation: the origins of the Civil Wars The First Civil War, 1642-46 - Overview Taking sides The main stages of the First Civil War Why did the royalists lose the First Civil War? The consequences of the First Civil War The road to regicide, 1646-49 - Overview The search for a settlement, 1646-47 Why was there no negotiated settlement from 1646 to 1647? Rebellion and war, 1648 The English Revolution, 1648-49 Why was Charles I tried and executed? III The Interregnum, 1649-60 The Rump and the Nominated Assembly, 1649-53 - Overview The republic established, 1649 Enemies within and without, 1649-51 Domestic policy Foreign policy The dissolution of the Rump The Nominated Assembly, 1653 The Protectorate, 1653-59 - Overview Cromwell and the Protectorate An assessment of Cromwell The Protectorate after Oliver Cromwell Cromwell's foreign policy, 1653-58 - Overview The context of Cromwell's foreign policy The Anglo-Dutch War, 1652-54 From the Dutch War to the Spanish War, 1654-55 War with Spain, 1656-58 Cromwell's foreign policy: an assessment The Restoration - Overview The Rump restored and dismissed, 1659 The army divided, 1659 The return of the Long Parliament The Convention Parliament Why was the monarchy restored? What was restored in 1660? The Interregnum, 1649-60: a summary IV Economy and society, 1603-60 Economic change - Overview Population and prices Agriculture and industry Trade and empire The Civil Wars and the economy London - Overiew London, the largest city The importance of London The growth of radical sects - Overview The freedom of the presses The Levellers The True Levellers Seekers, Ranters, Quakers, and Fifth Monarchists Witchcraft - Overview The main features of witchcraft Witches and witch-finding, 1603-60 Why were people persecuted for witchcraft? Document study: The English Civil Wars, 1637-49 Further reading Index
Standard Number 0521589886 Pb.
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Revolutionary Times 1500-1750 - Think History! / Adams, Ros; Waugh, Denise; Waugh, Steve 2003  Book
Adams, Ros Book
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Publication Great Britain, Heinemann Educational Publishers, 2003.
Description 221pOrange Spine
Series Think History!
Summary/Abstract Designed to support pupil's of all abilities and to improve their performance using Assessment for learning.
Contents Religion and internal politics - 1. Did England become to Protestant in the sixteenth century? 2. Why were Mary I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots, such controversial figures in Tudor England? 3. Why were English people fighting each other in the seventeenth century? 4. How far did the Puritans change life in England in the late 1640s and early 1650s? 5. What different problems did James I and James II face in the seventeenth century? Social life - 6. How did people live in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? 7. Did Elizabeth I effectively tackle the problem of begging? 8. Did crime pay in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? 9. Why was there a witch-craze in the seventeenth century? External Relations - 10. Why did England have enemies abroad in the sixteenth century? 11. The Celtic fringe : why were the Scots and Irish discontented in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? 12. Why did British people explore and settle in different countries in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
Standard Number 0435313500 Pb.
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