Title:
Stuart Britain : a very short introduction / John Morrill.
Author:
Morrill, J. S. (John Stephen)
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, c1984.
Call Number:
DA375 .M67 2000
Abstract:
The Great Fire, the Black Death, flip-flopping religious persecution, the overthrow and reinstatement of the monarchy. The Stuart Britain era, a notch on the timeline spanning roughly 1603-1714, is one of the most interesting times in the history of Britain. John Morrill's Stuart Britain: A Very Short Introduction brings us the major events, characters, and issues of the day. Special attention is given to the defeat King Charles I by the Parliamentary Army, and the successive waves of authoritarian Puritan, Protestant and Catholic rule which followed.--From publisher's description.
Added Uniform Title:
Oxford illustrated history of Britain.
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Electronic Access:
Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0638/2004381488-t.html
ISBN:
9780192854001
Series:
Very short introductions ; 21
Physical Description:
99 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm.
General Note:
Reprinted from: The Oxford illustrated history of Britain, 1984.
Contents:
List of illustrations -- List of maps -- Introduction -- 1: Society and economic life -- 2: Government and law -- 3: Early Stuarts -- 4: Civil wars -- 5: Commonwealth and protectorate -- 6: Restoration monarchy -- 7: Intellectual and religious life -- Further reading -- Chronology -- Index.
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