{"product_id":"england-under-the-stuarts-routledge-classics-9780367705343","title":"England Under the Stuarts Routledge Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'While Germany boasts her Reformation and France her Revolution, England can point to her dealings with the House of Stuart.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e - G.M. Trevelyan, from the Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland Under the Stuarts is an outstanding and highly engaging account of English history in the years between 1603 and 1714, charting England's path from nation to empire. G. M. Trevelyan's masterful narrative explores the major events of this period, which witnessed the upheavals of the Civil War, the Restoration and the Glorious Revolution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile never neglecting to examine the social, economic and religious conditions of English life, Trevelyan highlights the epic struggle between the threats of absolutism and despotism and the staunch political liberty and toleration that emerged during these years. He also gives the reader a vivid sense of what it was like to be there at the time, conveying a rich and dramatic flavour of events. As such, \u003ci\u003eEngland Under the Stuarts\u003c\/i\u003e remains certain to inform and delight anybody with an interest in this period of English history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Peter Gaunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'During the first half of the twentieth century Trevelyan was the most famous, the most honored, the most influential and the most widely read historian of his generation.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - David Cannadine, author of \u003c\/em\u003eG.M.Trevelyan: A Life in History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A lively view of the Stuart age, written with a flair and clarity that few modern historians can match.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - \u003c\/em\u003eBBC History Magazine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'It is, superbly, a book with the courage of its convictions, and it displays throughout an underlying security and assurance that is neither arrogant nor apologetic.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - \u003c\/em\u003eReviews in History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'During the first half of the twentieth century Trevelyan was the most famous, the most honored, the most influential and the most widely read historian of his generation.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - David Cannadine, author of G.M. Trevelyan: A Life in History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A lively view of the Stuart age, written with a flair and clarity that few modern historians can match.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - \u003c\/em\u003eBBC History Magazine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'It is, superbly, a book with the courage of its convictions, and it displays throughout an underlying security and assurance that is neither arrogant nor apologetic.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - \u003c\/em\u003eReviews in History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword to the \u003cem\u003eRoutledge Classics\u003c\/em\u003e Edition \u003cem\u003ePeter Gaunt \u003c\/em\u003eIntroduction 1. England, 1603-40 - the Upper Class: its Life, Culture, and Social Functions - Law, Police, and Humanitarianism 2. England, 1603-40 - the Middle and Lower Classes in Country and Town - Industry and Commerce - the Conditions Favourable to Poetry and to Religion 3. James I - Puritans and Catholics 4. James I - Parliaments and Courtiers 5. The Rule of Buckingham - Wars and Parliaments, 1624-8 6. The Personal Government of Charles, 1629-40 7. The Formation of Parties, November 1640 - August 1642 8. The Civil War, 1642-6 9. Parliament, Army, and King, 1646-9 10. The Revolutionary Governments, 1649-60 11. The Restoration Epoch, 1660-78 12. The Reigns of Terror, 1678-85 13. James II, 1685-8 14. William and Mary \u003cem\u003eGenealogical Key to the Problem of the Spanish Succession\u003c\/em\u003e 15. The Reign of Anne, 1702-14. \u003cem\u003eGenealogy of the House of Stuart \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Parliaments, 1603-1715 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppendix A: How America was Peopled by the English \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppendix B: The Poor Law after the Restoration \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppendix C: Who Killed Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppendix D: Commercial and Colonial Policy of the Restoration Era \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppendix E: Finance under the Restoration and Revolution Settlements \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBibliography \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018033201495,"sku":"9780367705343","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367705343.jpg?v=1750775418","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/england-under-the-stuarts-routledge-classics-9780367705343","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}