Royalists and Royalism During the English Civil Wars

Klappentext This volume of essays focuses on the largely neglected aspect of royalism during the English Civil Wars. Zusammenfassung This volume of essays by leading scholars in the field seeks to fill the significant gap in our understanding of the English Civil Wars by focusing on the largely neglected aspect of royalism. The essays force us to think beyond the simplistic dichotomy between royalist 'absolutists' and 'constitutionalists'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: rethinking Royalists and Royalism Jason McElligott and David L. Smith; 2. A lesson in loyalty: Charles I and the short parliament Mark A. Kishlansky; 3. The court and the emergence of a Royalist party Malcolm Smuts; 4. Varieties of Royalism Barbara Donagan; 5. Royalist reputations: the Cavalier ideal and the reality Ian Roy; 6. Counsel and cabal in the King's party, 1642-6 David Scott; 7. 'I doe desire to be rightly vnderstood': rhetorical strategies in the letters of Charles I Sarah Poynting; 8. Royalists and the new model army in 1647: circumstance, principle and compromise Rachel Foxley; 9. The Royalist origins of the separation powers Michael Mendle; 10. 'A No-King, or a New'. Royalists and the succession, 1648-9 Sean Kelsey; 11. The Royalism of Andrew Marvell Blair Worden.

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• Authors: Jason Mcelligott, Jason Smith Mcelligott
• Assisted by: Jason Mcelligott (Editor), McElligott Jason (Editor), David L. Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521181471
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18147-1
• No. of pages: 268
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; England, History of Ideas, European History, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700