Radical whigs and conspiratorial politics in late Stuart England / Melinda S. Zook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zook, Melinda S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whig Party (Great Britain).

History.

Radicalism.

Conspiracies.

Political science.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1688.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Protestants--Political activity--England--History--17th century.

Protestants.

Protestants--Political activity.

England.

Great Britain--History--Revolution of 1688--Causes.

Political science--England--History--17th century.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Succession.

Kings and rulers.

Conspiracies--England--History--17th century.

Radicalism--England--History--17th century.

Whig Party (Great Britain)--History.

Physical Description:

xxi, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [1999]

Summary:

In this book Melinda Zook examines the political culture of England during the 1670s and 1680s. She singles out an underground network of radical conspirators and propagandists who have been virtually ignored by historians. These men, and some women, were working to ensure a Protestant succession of the monarchy. In the course of their struggles with the government, their ideas became ever more radical and their tactics all the more violent. Their ideas reached an increasingly sympathetic and receptive audience, preparing the way for the Glorious Revolution 1688.

Contents:

Introduction: Rethinking Exclusion xi

1. Mapping the Radical Whigs: A Cultural and Social Biography 1

2. Resisting the Future: Secularism and the Debate over Exclusion 37

3. Refiguring the Past: Constitutionalism and the Debate over History 63

4. Creating Revolution: Robert Ferguson and the Rye House Plot 87

5. Making Martyrs: Rye House Legacies and Monmouth's Manifesto 115

6. Revolution Justified: The Radical Response to 1688 149

Conclusion: Radical Whig Legacies 173

Appendix Radical Whig Careers 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-227) and index.

ISBN:

0271018569

OCLC:

39727880