{"product_id":"englands-wars-of-religion-revisited-9781032921419","title":"Englands Wars of Religion Revisited","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe causes and nature of the civil wars that gripped the British Isles in the mid-seventeenth century remain one of the most studied yet least understood historical conundrums. Religion, politics, economics and affairs local, national and international, all collided to fuel a conflict that has posed difficult questions both for contemporaries and later historians. Were the events of the 1640s and 50s the first stirrings of modern political consciousness, or, as John Morrill suggested, wars of religion? This collection revisits the debate with a series of essays which explore the implications of John Morrill's suggestion that the English Civil War should be regarded as a war of religion. This process of reflection constitutes the central theme, and the collection as a whole seeks to address the shortcomings of what have come to be the dominant interpretations of the civil wars, especially those that see them as secular phenomena, waged in order to destroy monarchy and religion at a stro","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039193235799,"sku":"9781032921419","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032921419.jpg?v=1750942882","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/englands-wars-of-religion-revisited-9781032921419","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}