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Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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116pBlack Spine
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Cambridge Perspectives in History
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Examines the relations between the crown and parliament in England between the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558 and the Revolution of 1688-89. Analysis on the changing nature of royal powers during this period and the limitations that were gradually placed upon them.
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Introduction
The position in 1558 -
The monarchy: nature and powers
The role of parliaments
The privy council and royal advisers
Law courts and the rule of law
The Elizabeth church settlement
Conclusions
Document case study
Elizabeth I, 1558-1603 -
Elizabeth's personality
Parliaments and politics, 1558-85
Religion and the church, 1558-85
Elizabeth's 'second reign', 1585-1603
Document case study
James VI and I, 1603-25 -
James personality
Jacobean parliaments, 1604-24
Religion and the church, 1603-25
Document case study
Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, 1625-60 -
The personalities of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell
Parliaments and politics, 1625-60
Religion and the collapse of the national church, 1625-60
Document case study
Charles II and James VII and II, 1660-88 -
The personalities of Charles II and James VII and II
Parliament and politics, 1660-88
Religion and the Restoration church, 1660-88
Document case study
The position in 1689 -
The monarchy: nature and powers
The role of parliament
The privy council and royal advisers
Law courts and the rule of law
Religion and the church
Conclusions
Document case study
Select bibliography
Chronology
Index
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052177537X Pb.
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007420
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Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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218pDark Blue Spine
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Cambridge Perspectives in History
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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.
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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
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0521589886 Pb.
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