Puritan Gentry Besieged 1650-1700

What became of the Puritan gentry after the civil war? Trevor Cliffe examines the struggle of the Puritan families of England to preserve the old values in an era of tremendous political and religious upheaval.

List of contents

Chapter 1 The Godly Divided; Chapter 2 Disaffection; Chapter 3 Bringing Back the King; Chapter 4 Bartholomew Day; Chapter 5 Change and Decay; Chapter 6 A Godly Elite; Chapter 7 In Communion; Chapter 8 Gospel Preaching; Chapter 9 Conventicles and Meeting Houses; Chapter 10 Keeping a Chaplain; Chapter 11 The Godly Household; Chapter 12 Education in an Ungodly World; Chapter 13 Getting and Spending; Chapter 14 Parliament and the Nonconformist Interest; Chapter 15 Fin de Siecle;

About the author

J.T. Cliffe

Summary

What became of the Puritan gentry after the civil war? Trevor Cliffe examines the struggle of the Puritan families of England to preserve the old values in an era of tremendous political and religious upheaval.

Additional text

`... it is a mine of useful and startling information. This book is about perseverance in a lost Cause. Whether or not it is stil appropriate to call that cause 'puritanism', it all makes for some splendid and elegiac story-telling.' John Morrill Shorter Notices`...helps to fill a real gap in our understanding of the English Church. - Church Times

Product details

• Authors: J.t. Cliffe, Trevor Cliffe, Cliffe Trevor
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2014
• EAN: 9780415755764
• ISBN: 978-0-415-75576-4
• No. of pages: 308
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Humanities, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Protestantism and Protestant Churches