London and the Restoration, 1659-1683

ISBN-13: 9780521840712 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 498 str.

Gary Stuart De Krey; Anthony Fletcher; John Guy

Opis

This comprehensive study of political and religious conflicts examines the challenge to Restoration institutions by Protestant dissent in the London of Charles II's reign. It presents liberty of conscience as the greatest political issue of the Restoration and explains how the contest between dissenters and Anglicans contributed to the development of parties in 1679-83 that unsettled the nation.

Recenzje

"This book provides the essential details necessary to a clear understanding of precisely how much a dynamic functioned, and it does so with extraordinary focus, precision, and lucidity of organization and style...it offers a number of new insights into the larger political currents that marked the history of the period. De Krey's groundbreaking work marks an important step forward for Restoration historiography, and it will no doubt take its place among the leading scholarly investigations of this fascinating phase in England's political development." --Renaissance Quarterly

Spis treści

List of figures; Map; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Part I. Crisis, 1659–60: Introduction to parts one and two: London and the nation; 1. London and the origins of the Restoration, 1659–60; Part II. Settlement and Unsettlement, 1660–79: 2. The Restoration settlement and an unsettled city, 1660–70; 3. Protestant dissent and the emergence of a civic opposition, 1670–9; Part III. Crisis, 1679–82: Introduction: London and the Restoration crisis, 1679–82; 4. Parliament and Protestantism in crisis: the emergence of parties in London, 1679–81; 5. The contest for the city, 1681–2; 6. Party matters: communities, ideas, and leaders in a divided city, 1679–82; Part IV. Crisis and Conspiracy, 1682–3: Introduction: Whig conspiracy and historical memory; 7. The London Whigs between law and resistance: conscience, consent, and conspiracy, 1682–3; Conclusion: London and the end of the Restoration; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.