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Informationen zum Autor Barry Coward is Reader in History at Birkbeck College, London. His previous publications include The Stanleys, Lords Stanley and Earls of Derby: The Origins, Wealth and Power of a Landowning Family, 1385-1672 (1983), Oliver Cromwell (1991), The Stuart Age: England 1603-1714 (second edition, 1994) and, with Christopher Durston, The English Revolution: A Sourcebook (1997). He is the President of the Cromwell Association. Klappentext Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death of Queen Anne, this Companion provides a magisterial overview of the 'long' seventeenth century in British history. The Companion's chapters, each written by a leading expert, guide readers through the maze of scholarly debates about Stuart Britain. They offer new insights into the enormous changes that occurred during this time; not only the Civil War and the establishment of a Protectorate, but also the intense intellectual and religious ferment and economic transformations of the era. They also set out issues currently of interest to historians, such as the rise of the fiscal state in Britain, and interactions between an integrated England and Wales and the separate kingdoms of Scotland and Ireland. The volume will be of interest to academics and students wishing to keep up to date with new thinking on the period, but is also accessible enough to be enjoyed by a broader readership. Zusammenfassung Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death of Queen Anne! this Companion provides a magisterial overview of the 'long' seventeenth century in British history. The chapters! each written by a leading expert! guide readers through the maze of scholarly debates about Stuart Britain. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Plates. Notes on Contributors. Introduction: Barry Coward (Birbeck College, University of London). Part I: Stuart Britain and the Wider World: . 1. The Multiple Kingdoms of Britain and Ireland: The 'British Problem': Allan I. MacInnes (University of Aberdeen). 2. The Making of Great Britain and Ireland: Toby Barnard (Hertford College, University of Oxford). 3. Asia, the Atlantic and the Subjects of the British Monarchy: Nicholas Canny (National University of Ireland, Galway). Part II: The Changing Face of Stuart Britain: . 4. The Rise of the Fiscal State: Michael J Braddick (University of Sheffield). 5. The Press and Popular Political Opinion: Ian Atherton (University of Keele). 6. Gender Relations: Elizabeth Foyster (University of Dundee). 7. Crime and Popular Protest: Steve Hindle (University of Warwick). 8. Economic and Urban Development: Craig Muldrew (University of Cambridge). 9. Literature and History: Thomas N. Corns (University of Wales, Bangor). 10. Art, Architecture and Politics: Tim Wilks (Southampton Institute). 11. Scientific Change: Its Setting and Stimuli: Michael Hunter (Birbeck College, London). Part III: Stuart Britain 1603-1642: . 12. Politics in Early Stuart Britain, 1603-1640: David L. Smith (University of Cambridge). 13. Religion in Early Stuart Britain 1603-1642: Tom Webster (University of Edinburgh). 14. Political Thought in Early Stuart Britain: Malcolm Smuts (University of Massachusetts, Boston). 15. The Outbreak of the Civil Wars in the Three Kingdoms: Jason Peacey (The History of Parliament Trust). Part IV: Stuart Britain 1642-1660: . 16. The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1642-1649: David Scott (The History of Parliament Trust). 17. Unkingship, 1649-1660: Sean Kelsey (Late of King's College, London). 18. Religion 1640-1660: Ann Hughes (University of Keele). 19. Political Thought During the English Revolution: J. C. Davis (University of East Anglia). Par...
