The English Revolution c. 1590–1720: Politics, Religion and Communities(Neale UCL Studies in British History)

Focusing on the crisis of transition marked by the English Revolution (1640–60), this collection of essays also places it in the context of a long seventeenth century. Leading experts in the field explore this theme with special reference to developments in politics, religion and society, at both national and local levels. The volume breaks decisively with recent historiography, in emphasising both the long-term nature and revolutionary implications of the seventeenth-century events in question. Features of the crisis include the growing challenge to the confessional state from within the ranks of Protestantism itself and the enlargement of the public sphere of politics, fuelled increasingly by the role of print, along with the painful emergence of a new style parliamentary monarchy and associated fiscal-military apparatus. The explosive role of religion especially is highlighted, in chapters ranging from the popularity politics engaged in under Elizabeth I to the escalating party strife of Charles II's reign and beyond. At the same time the epicentre of the revolution is firmly located in the two tumultuous decades of civil war and interregnum. The volume will be essential reading for both students and teachers working on this period.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction: locating the ‘English Revolution’ – Nicholas Tyacke 2. The English Revolution and its legacies – Michael J. Braddick 3. ‘Patriots’ and ‘popular spirits’: narratives of conflict in early Stuart politics – Richard Cust 4. Religion and community in pre-civil war England – Anthony Milton 5. The queen is ‘a goggyll eyed hoore’: gender and seditious speech in early-modern England – Andy Wood 6. Politicising the popular? The ‘tradition of riot’ and popular political culture in the English Revolution – John Walter 7. Religious diversity in revolutionary London – Ann Hughes 8. Behemoth or civil war and revolution in English parish communities, 1641–82 – Dan Beaver 9. The King’s Book: Eikon Basilike and the English Revolution of 1649 – Sean Kelsey 10. Public politics in England c.1675– c.1715 – Mark Knights 11. ‘My kingdom is not of this world’: the politics of religion after the Revolution – Justin Champion Index

About the Author :
Nicholas Tyacke is Emeritus Reader in History at University College London