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Informationen zum Autor David L. Smith (MDiv, PhD, Southern Baptist Seminary) has served in Christian ministry for half a century as a pastor, a professor of theology, and a seminary administrator. He is also the author of A Handbook of Contemporary Theology (1992). Klappentext An investigation into the 'Constitutional royalists' and their role in the English Revolution. Zusammenfassung 'Constitutional royalism' is one of the most familiar yet least often examined of all the political labels found in the historiography of the English Revolution. This book fills a gap by investigating the leading Constitutional royalists who rallied to King Charles I in 1642 while consistently urging him to reach an 'accommodation' with Parliament. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; A note on quotations, sources, dates and terminology; Part I. The Origins of Constitutional Royalism: 1. Introduction: themes, debates, sources; 2. Context: the early Stuarts and the early Stuart constitution; 3. Early careers of the main exponents; 4. Formation and convergence, 1640-1642; Part II. Constitutional Royalism in Theory and Practice, 1642-1649: 5. Chronological outline: negotiations formal and informal; 6. Issues and sticking-points; 7. The theory of Constitutional Royalism; Part III. Constitutional Royalism in Perspective: 8. Epilogue: Constitutional Royalism from Regicide to Restoration; 9. Legacy: an ideology vindicated?; 10. Conclusion: assessment and evaluation; Bibliography; Index.
