The Restoration : England in the 1660s / N.H. Keeble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keeble, N. H.

Series:

History of early modern England

A history of early modern England

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Charles II, 1660-1685.

Great Britain.

History.

Great Britain--History--Restoration, 1660-1688.

England--Civilization--17th century.

England.

Civilization.

Great Britain--Social conditions--17th century.

Local Subjects:

Great Britain--Social conditions--17th century.

Physical Description:

xvi, 270 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2002.

Summary:

The restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and the return of Charles II to his throne have often been depicted as a watershed in English history, inaugurating a period of stability following the upheavals and radicalism of the Civil War, the Republic and the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. N. H. Keeble's study challenges this portrayal of events, arguing that the Restoration was in fact tentative and insecure, unsure either of its popular support or its future. Keeble's cultural history of the 1660s offers a multi-faceted and dynamic model of the decade. Drawing extensively on contemporary accounts, the author reveals that for those who lived through them, the events of 1660 carried no sense of finality or assurance of a new age. By representing the voices of the time, his account restores contingency, instability and insecurity to the Restoration and demonstrates that the 1660s were no less complex or exciting than the revolutionary years that preceded them.

Contents:

The return of the king (1658-1660)

The restoration year (1660-1661)

Great Zerubbabel: Charles and the Convention (1660)

Royal servants: Clarendon and the Cavalier Parliament (1661-1667)

Fathers in God: the Church of England

'The patience of heroic fortitude': nonconformity, sedition and dissent

'Luxury with Charles restor'd?': the temper of the times

'Male and female created he them'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [208]-253) and index.

ISBN:

0631195742

0631236171

OCLC:

48965122