The English Civil War : conflict and contexts, 1640-49

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    • Adamson, John
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The English Civil War : conflict and contexts, 1640-49

edited by John Adamson

(Problems in focus series)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

  • : hardback
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-315) and index

Description and Table of Contents
Volume

: hardback ISBN 9780333986554

Description

John Adamson provides a new synthesis of current research on the political crisis that engulfed England in the 1640s. Drawing on new archival findings and challenging current orthodoxies, these essays by leading historians offer a variety of original perspectives, locating English events firmly within a 'three kingdoms' context.

Table of Contents

  • Abbreviations.- Introduction High Roads and Blind Alleys: The English Civil War and its Historiography
  •  J.Adamson.- Rethinking Royalist Politics, 1642-49
  •  D.Scott.- Anglicanism and Royalism in the 1640s
  •  A.Milton.- Perceptions of Parliament: Faction and 'The Public'
  •  J.Peacey.- The Baronial Context of the Irish Civil Wars
  •  J.Ohlmeyer.- The 'Scottish Moment', 1638-45
  •  A.I.MacInnes.- Centre and Locality in Civil War England
  •  C.Holmes.- The Politics of Fairfax's Army, 1645-49
  •  I.Gentles.- Rhetoric, Reality, and the Varieties of Civil War Radicalism
  •  P.Baker.- Notes.- Further Reading.- Notes on the Contributors.- Index.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780333986561

Description

John Adamson provides a new synthesis of current research on the political crisis that engulfed England in the 1640s. Drawing on new archival findings and challenging current orthodoxies, these essays by leading historians offer a variety of original perspectives, locating English events firmly within a 'three kingdoms' context.

Table of Contents

  • Abbreviations.- Introduction High Roads and Blind Alleys: The English Civil War and its Historiography
  • J.Adamson.- Rethinking Royalist Politics, 1642-49
  • D.Scott.- Anglicanism and Royalism in the 1640s
  • A.Milton.- Perceptions of Parliament: Faction and 'The Public'
  • J.Peacey.- The Baronial Context of the Irish Civil Wars
  • J.Ohlmeyer.- The 'Scottish Moment', 1638-45
  • A.I.MacInnes.- Centre and Locality in Civil War England
  • C.Holmes.- The Politics of Fairfax's Army, 1645-49
  • I.Gentles.- Rhetoric, Reality, and the Varieties of Civil War Radicalism
  • P.Baker.- Notes.- Further Reading.- Notes on the Contributors.- Index.

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