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The English Civil War

Conflict and Contexts, 1640-49

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The English Civil War

Conflict and Contexts, 1640-49

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John Adamson provides a new synthesis of current research on the political crisis that engulfed England in the 1640s. Drawing on new archival findings and challenging current orthodoxies, these essays by leading historians offer a variety of original perspectives, locating English events firmly within a 'three kingdoms' context.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations
Introduction
High Roads and Blind Alleys: The English Civil War and its Historiography; J.Adamson
Rethinking Royalist Politics, 1642-49; D.Scott
Anglicanism and Royalism in the 1640s; A.Milton
Perceptions of Parliament: Faction and 'The Public'; J.Peacey
The Baronial Context of the Irish Civil Wars; J.Ohlmeyer
The 'Scottish Moment', 1638-45; A.I.MacInnes
Centre and Locality in Civil War England; C.Holmes
The Politics of Fairfax's Army, 1645-49; I.Gentles
Rhetoric, Reality, and the Varieties of Civil War Radicalism; P.Baker
Notes
Further Reading
Notes on the Contributors
Index.

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Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published Dec 15 2008
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Pages 352
ISBN 9780333986561
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions 0 x 0 inches
Series Problems in Focus
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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