{"product_id":"a-companion-to-stuart-britain-9781405189989","title":"A Companion to Stuart Britain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering 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 chapters, each written by a leading expert, guide readers through the maze of scholarly debates about Stuart Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is state-of-the-art. It is outstanding in offering a reliable, accurate, concise and up-to-date guide to the best recent work on all the key topics in 17th century British history.\" \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Historians needing a succinct introduction to the historical context will find sure guidance in the three sections on political, religious and military affairs.\" \u003ci\u003eNorthern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"As a series of review articles summarizing and analysing recent developments in the field this book stands unrivalled.\" \u003ci\u003eAndrew J. Hopper, University of Birmingham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Plates ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarry Coward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Stuart Britain and the Wider World 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Multiple Kingdoms of Britain and Ireland: The ‘British Problem’ 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAllan I. Macinnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Making of Great Britain and Ireland 26\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eToby Barnard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Asia, the Atlantic and the Subjects of the British Monarchy 45\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas Canny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II the Changing Face of Stuart Britain 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Rise of the Fiscal State 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael J. Braddick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Press and Popular Political Opinion 88\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIan Atherton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Gender Relations 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Foyster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Crime and Popular Protest 130\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteve Hindle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Economic and Urban Development 148\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCraig Muldrew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Literature and History 166\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas N. Corns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Art, Architecture and Politics 187\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTim Wilks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Scientific Change: Its Setting and Stimuli 214\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Stuart Britain, 1603–1642 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Politics in Early Stuart Britain, 1603–1640 233\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid L. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Religion in Early Stuart Britain, 1603–1642 253\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Webster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Political Thought in Early Stuart Britain 271\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMalcolm Smuts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Outbreak of the Civil Wars in the Three Kingdoms 290\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason Peacey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Stuart Britain, 1642–1660 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1642–1649 311\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Unkingship, 1649–1660 331\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSean Kelsey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Religion, 1640–1660 350\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnn Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Political Thought During the English Revolution 374\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. C. Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Stuart Britain, 1660–1714 397\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Politics in Restoration Britain 399\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Religion in Restoration England 416\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Spurr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Revolution of 1688–1689 436\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eColin Brooks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Politics after the Glorious Revolution 455\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Knights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Political Thinking between Restoration and Hanoverian Succession 474\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJustin Champion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 530\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407922602327,"sku":"9781405189989","price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405189989.jpg?v=1730500967","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-companion-to-stuart-britain-9781405189989","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}