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Public duty and private conscience in seventeenth-century England : essays presented to G.E. Aylmer
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political ethics--History--17th century--England.
- Political ethics.
- Ethics, Modern--17th century.
- Ethics, Modern.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1603-1714.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 347 p.) : ill.
- Other Title:
- Public duty and private conscience in seventeenth-century England
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Throws new light on the innumerable dilemmas of conscience of men and women of the 17th century in England when established authorities were questioned and violently disrupted. The tension between public duty and private conscience is a central theme of this period.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
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