England on edge : crisis and revolution, 1640-1642 / David Cressy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cressy, David.

Series:

Oxford-Warburg studies

Oxford-Warburg studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Great Britain.

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

England--Civilization--17th century.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (463 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

England on Edge traces the collapse of the government of Charles I, the disintegration of the established church, and the accompanying cultural panic that led to civil war. Focused on the years 1640 to 1642, it examines social and religious turmoil and the emergence of an unrestrained popular press. Hundreds of people not normally seen in historical surveys make appearances here, in a drama much larger than the struggle of king and parliament. - ;England on Edge deals with the collapse of the government of Charles I, the disintegration of the Church of England, and the accompanying cultural pa

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps and Figures; Preliminaries; PART I. CAROLINE DISTEMPERS; PART II. THE GREAT AFFAIRS OF THE CHURCH; PART III. THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION; PART IV. THE ONSET OF CIVIL WAR; Postscript: Why the English Revolution Matters; Chronology; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-928090-8

1-280-90598-0

0-19-153581-8

1-4294-9125-6

OCLC:

476257919