Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution--Revisited / Edition 2

Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution--Revisited / Edition 2

by Christopher Hill
ISBN-10:
0198206682
ISBN-13:
9780198206682
Pub. Date:
08/21/1997
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198206682
ISBN-13:
9780198206682
Pub. Date:
08/21/1997
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution--Revisited / Edition 2

Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution--Revisited / Edition 2

by Christopher Hill

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Overview

This is a revised edition of Christopher Hill's classic and groundbreaking examination of the motivations behind the English Revolution, first published in 1965. In addition to the text of the original, Dr Hill provides thirteen new chapters which take account of other publications since the first edition, bringing his work up-to-date in a stimulating and enjoyable way.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198206682
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 08/21/1997
Edition description: REVISED
Pages: 438
Product dimensions: 8.88(w) x 5.76(h) x 1.33(d)
Lexile: 1580L (what's this?)

About the Author

Former Master of Balliol College, Oxford, Christopher Hill is an extremely well-known and respected historian. The original edition of this book has been a classic text for over twenty years.

Table of Contents

Preface to the new material
Preface to the first edition
Abbreviations
Part I: The Original Text
1. Introduction
2. London Science and Medicine
3. Francis Bacon and the Parliamentarians
4. Ralegh - Science, History, and Politics
5. Sir Edward Coke - Myth-Maker
6. Conclusion
Appendix: A Note on the Universities
Part II: The New Chapters for the Revised Edition
7. Introduction: Those mighty things God hath wrought
8. Religion, Politics, and Economics
9.
10. William Tyndale and English History
11. Feudal Tenures
12. The Many-Headed Monster
13. A Three-Sided Revolution?
14. Secularization and Other Influences
15. Unfinished Business
16. Scottish Political Thought and James VI and I
17. The Norman Yoke
18. Venetian Observers
19. Literature and Revolution
Postscript
Index
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