Urban politics and the British Civil Wars : Edinburgh, 1617-53
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Urban politics and the British Civil Wars : Edinburgh, 1617-53
（The northern world : North Europe and the Baltic c. 400-1700 A.D. : peoples, economies and cultures, v. 23）
Brill, 2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-368) and index
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Description
On 23 July 1637, riots broke out in Edinburgh. These disturbances triggered the collapse of royal authority across the British Isles. This volume explores the political and religious culture in the Scottish capital from the reign of James VI and I to the Cromwellian occupation. It examines for the first time the importance of Edinburgh to the formation of the Scottish opposition movement and to the establishment of the revolutionary Covenanting regime.
Although the primary focus is the Scottish capital, an explicitly British perspective is maintained. This is a wide-ranging study that engages in debates about early modern urban culture, the problem of multiple monarchy and the issue of post-Reformation religious radicalism.
Table of Contents
List of Figures, Tables, Maps and Plates
Abbreviations and Notes
Acknowledgements
Foreword
INTRODUCTION: Edinburgh in the Seventeenth Century
PART ONE: THE URBAN COMMUNITY
One: The Burgh and its Government
Two: The Burgh and its Church
Three: The Burgh and its Political Elite
PART TWO: POLITICS AND RELIGION
Four: Local and National Government before the Civil Wars
Five: A Culture of Dissent: Religion before the Civil Wars
Six: The National Covenant and the Bishops' Wars in Edinburgh
Seven: The Collapse of Consensus: Politics in Edinburgh, 1640-52
CONCLUSION: Edinburgh and the British Civil Wars
Chronological Overview: Scotland, 1603-53
The Divisions of St Giles' Church
Tables
A Note on Sources
Bibliography
Index
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