A History of the Modern British Isles, 1603-1707: The Double Crown / Edition 1

by David Lee Smith

Overview

This is a survey of a seminal and intensely controversial period in British history, from the union of the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1603 to the union of the Kingdoms in 1707.

The book explores the intersecting histories of the Stuart monarchies and considers how events in each nation were shaped by being part of a multiple kingdom as well as by their own internal dynamics. Throughout, special attention is given to the personalities and political style of successive rulers. Their role in precipitating two revolutions is examined against the background of longer term constitutional, religious and social themes. In particular, the parallels between James I and Charles II, and between Charles I and James II, are clearly drawn out.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780631194026
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/08/1998
Series:	A History of the Modern British Isles
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

David L. Smith has been a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge since 1988. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago in 1991, the year in which he won the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize. His previous books include Constitutional Royalism and the Search for Settlement, c. 1640-1649 (1994), and edited with R. Strier and D. Bevington, The Theatrical City: Culture, Theatre and Politics in London 1576-1649 (1995).

Table of Contents

List of Plates ix

List of Maps xi

Preface xii

List of Abbreviations xv

Genealogical Tables xvi

1 1603 Union of the Crown 1

2 Great Britain’s Solomon 29

3 The Ascendency of Buckingham 51

4 The Personal Rule of Charles I 77

5 The Collapse of Multiple Monarchies 105

6 War in Three Kingdoms 131

7 The British Republic 165

8 The Restoration of the British Monarchies 197

9 Court and Country 221

10 Exclusion and Reaction 254

11 A Glorious Revolution? 267

12 Britain Under William and Anne 299

13 1707 Union of the Kingdoms 329

Notes 349

Bibliographical Essay 359

Appendix 1: Glossary 382

Appendix 2: Archbishops of Canterbury, 1603-1707 392

Appendix 3: Lord Chancellors and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, 1603-1707 393

Appendix 4: Lord Treasurers of England, 1603-1707 395

Appendix 5: Principal Secretaries of State of England, 1603-1707 397

Appendix 6: Chief Governors of Ireland, 1603-1707 402

Appendix 7: Scottish Secretaries, 1603-1707 405

Appendix 8 (A): English Parliamentary Sessions, 1604-1707 407

Appendix 8 (B): Irish Parliamentary Sessions, 1613-1713 410

Appendix 8 (C): Scottish Parliamentary Sessions, 1604-1707 407

Appendix 9 (A): The Population of England and Wales, 1601-1706 415

Appendix 9 (B): The Population of Ireland, 1603-1712 416

Appendix 9 (C): The Population of Scotland, 1603-1707 417

Appendix 10: Prices in England, 1601-1700 418

Appendix 11: Wage-rates in England, 1580-1710 419

Index 420

Editorial Reviews

"Dr Nicholls has proved to be a resourceful choice ... he delivers an accurate, sensitive and engaging account, never allowing the reader to be lost in the quagmires of scholarly debate." The Historical Association

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