The Fall of the British Monarchies 1637-1642

ISBN-13: 9780198205883 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 576 str.

Conrad Russell

Opis

A history of the dramatic events which led to the collapse of Charles I's authority in England, Scotland, and Ireland in the 1640s, this book links incidents in the king's three domains to construct a narrative account which makes sense of British history, as well as of the national story of each country. Russell traces the important role of the Scots in dividing the English, and examines the Irish rebellion in its contemporary context. Above all, he uncovers the role played by the king himself, and argues that Charles Stuart was not the passive figure portrayed by so many historians, but an active protagonist in the political events which were eventually to lose him not only one crown, but three.

Recenzje

must surely rank as one of the greatest landmarks in the twentieth century historiography of the period

Spis treści

Abbreviations; England in 1637; The British problem and the Scottish National covenant; The Bishops' wars and the Short Parliament; The Treaty of London: Anglo-Scottish relations, September 1640 - May 1641; The Long Parliament: The opening months, November-December 1641; The projected settlement of 1641, January-March 1641; The trial of Strafford and the Army Plot, March-May 1641; The King and the Scots, May-November 1641; The Slow Movement, May-September 1641; The origins of the Irish Rebellion, November 1640 - December 1641; The Grand Remonstrance and the Five Members, September 1641 - January 1642; The road to York, January-March 1642; The road to Nottingham, April-August 1642; Conclusion; Index