A Companion to Stuart Britain

Herausgeber: Coward, Barry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death of Queen Anne, this Companion provides a magisterial overview of the 'long' seventeenth century in British history. The Companion's chapters, each written by a leading expert, guide readers through the maze of scholarly debates about Stuart Britain. They offer new insights into the enormous changes that occurred during this time; not only the Civil War and the establishment of a Protectorate, but also the intense intellectual and religious ferment and economic transformations of the era. They also set out issues currently of interest to historians, such as the rise of the fiscal state in Britain, and interactions between an integrated England and Wales and the separate kingdoms of Scotland and Ireland. The volume will be of interest to academics and students wishing to keep up to date with new thinking on the period, but is also accessible enough to be enjoyed by a broader readership.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1295g
• ISBN-13: 9780631218746
• ISBN-10: 0631218742
• Artikelnr.: 21245534

Autorenporträt

Barry Coward is Reader in History at Birkbeck College, London. His previous publications include The Stanleys, Lords Stanley and Earls of Derby: The Origins, Wealth and Power of a Landowning Family, 1385-1672 (1983), Oliver Cromwell (1991), The Stuart Age: England 1603-1714 (second edition, 1994) and, with Christopher Durston, The English Revolution: A Sourcebook (1997). He is the President of the Cromwell Association.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents.

List of contributors.

Introduction: Barry Coward.

Part I: Stuart Britain and the Wider World.

Part II: The Changing Face of Stuart Britain.

Part III: Stuart Britain 1603-42.

Part IV: Stuart Britain 1642-60.

Part V: Stuart Britain 1660-1714.

Bibliography.

Index.

Rezensionen

"This book is state-of-the-art. It is outstanding in offering areliable, accurate, concise and up-to-date guide to the best recentwork on all the key topics in 17th century British history." BBCHistory Magazine

"Historians needing a succinct introduction to the historicalcontext will find sure guidance in the three sections on political,religious and military affairs." Northern History

"As a series of review articles summarizing and analysing recentdevelopments in the field this book stands unrivalled." AndrewJ. Hopper, University of Birmingham