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Book SynopsisThe seventeenth century, writes Mark Kishlansky, was “a wheel of transformation in perpetual motion,” a period of political and religious upheaval that defined the nation for decades to come and remains critical for understanding the nation today.
Beginning with the accession of James I and concluding with the death of Queen Anne, this compelling account describes the tempestuous events that took place during the Stuart dynasty and provides lively pen portraits of the many fascinating personalities involved. Conspiracies, rebellions, and revolutions jostle side by side with court intrigues, political infighting and the rise of parties. In 1603 Britain was an isolated archipelago; by 1714 it had emerged among the intellectual, commercial, and military centers of the world.
“Kishlansky’s century saw one king executed, another exiled, the House of Lords abolished, and the Church of England reconstructed along Presbyterian lines . . .
Table of ContentsThe social world; the political world; the Scottish ascension, 1603-1618; the Duke of clubs, 1618-1628; the reign of Charles I, 1629-1637; rebellion and civil war, 1637-1649; civil war and revolution, 1645-1649; saints and soldiers, 1649-1658; the restoration settlements, 1659-1667; for church and king, 1668-1685; a Protestant succession, 1685-1689; a European union, 1689-1702; Great Britain, 1702-1714.
