Britain in revolution, 1625-1660 / Austin Woolrych.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woolrych, Austin, 1918-2004.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.

Great Britain.

History.

Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649.

Great Britain--History--Charles I, 1625-1649.

Physical Description:

viii, 814 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

Britain in Revolution is the story of the cataclysmic events in England, Scotland, and Ireland that broke the course of royal government for two decades and more. Austin Woolrych evokes the drama of the Civil Wars, the clashes of conviction and emotion that they engendered, their impact on the lives of the people, and the wealth of new ideas generated by the breakdown of the old order in church and state. His brilliant narrative interweaves the history of the three kingdoms and peoples, illuminating the fast-moving story with astute analysis and penetrating insight.

Contents:

Part I Background and Beginnings 1625-1640

1. King Charles's Inheritance I: Three Kingdoms, Three Peoples 9

2. King Charles's Inheritance II: The Matter of Religion 32

3. The New Reign 49

4. Storm over Scotland 85

5. The Bishops' Wars 115

Part II War in Three Kingdoms 1640-1646

6. Climacteric I: 'a Posture of Defence' 155

7. Three Kingdoms in Crisis 189

8. The Blast of War 234

9. The Conflict Widens 268

10. Towards a Resolution 296

Part III Towards a Kingless Britain 1646-1649

11. Between Two Wars 335

12. Climacteric II: 'not a Mere Mercenary Army' 366

13. The Second Civil War 402

14. Quest for a Settlement 434

Part IV The Commomvealth 1649-1653

15. The Commonwealth at War 461

16. The Commonwealth in Crisis 502

17. 'A Story of My Own Weakness and Folly'? 537

Part V Cromwell's Protectorate 1653-1658

18. A New Order in Three Nations 563

19. The First Phase of Cromwellian Rule 580

20. 'A Single Person and a Parliament' 601

21. Cavaliers in Arms, Swordsmen in the Saddle 616

22. King or Constable? 638

23. The Protectorate in Scotland, Ireland, and Europe 664

24. Unfinished Business 684

Part VI The Collapse of the Good Old Cause 1658-1660

25. The Overthrow of the Protectorate 707

26. The Commonwealth Restored 727

27. The Monarchy Restored 757.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198200811

OCLC:

50525911