Urban politics and British civil wars : Edinburgh, 1617-53 / by Laura A.M. Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Laura A. M.

Series:

Northern world ; v. 23.

The Northern world, 1569-1462 ; v. 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Edinburgh (Scotland)--History--17th century.

Edinburgh (Scotland).

Edinburgh (Scotland)--Intellectual life--17th century.

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

Great Britain.

Scotland--History--Charles I, 1625-1649.

Scotland.

Scotland--History--James VI, 1567-1625.

Scotland--Politics and government--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On 23 July 1637, riots broke out in Edinburgh. These disturbances triggered the collapse of royal authority across the British Isles. This volume explores the political and religious culture in the Scottish capital from the reign of James VI and I to the Cromwellian occupation. It examines for the first time the importance of Edinburgh to the formation of the Scottish opposition movement and to the establishment of the revolutionary Covenanting regime. Although the primary focus is the Scottish capital, an explicitly British perspective is maintained. This is a wide-ranging study that engages in debates about early modern urban culture, the problem of multiple monarchy and the issue of post-Reformation religious radicalism.

Contents:

pt. 1. The urban community

pt. 2. Politics and religion.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Revised version of the author's doctoral dissertation defended in Edinburgh, Scotland, in August, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-368) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-39938-8

9786611399382

90-474-0976-0

OCLC:

568279427

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047409762 DOI