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Zusatztext Coherent, sophisticated, and thorough [Cressy's] work not only allows a crucial entry into the scholarship he practises but also points to significant implications for early modern scholars in general. Klappentext England on Edge traces the collapse of the government of Charles I! the disintegration of the established church! and the cultural panic that led to civil war. Focused on the years 1640-1642! the book features hundreds of people not normally seen in historical surveys! appearing in a drama much larger than the struggle of king and parliament. Zusammenfassung England on Edge traces the collapse of the government of Charles I, the disintegration of the established church, and the cultural panic that led to civil war. Focused on the years 1640-1642, the book features hundreds of people not normally seen in historical surveys, appearing in a drama much larger than the struggle of king and parliament. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Caroline Distempers 1: Crisis and Revolution 2: The Pulse of the Kingdom: Distempers of the Times 3: Life and Death amidst Distraction and Fears 4: Insolencies of the Army: Soldiers and Civilians 1640-1642 5: The People's Fury, the Lambeth Disturbances, and the Insurrection of May 1640 Part II: The Great Affairs of the Church 6: The Laudian Ascendancy 7: Laudian Authority Undermined 8: Babylon is Fallen 9: Parish Turmoils 10: Swarms of Sectaries 11: Conservative Reactions: The Laudians Fight Back Part III: The National Conversation 12: The Press Overpressed 13: News of High Distractions 14: Discourse, Opinion, and the Making of a Revolutionary Culture 15: Libels, Satire, and Derison 16: The Social Order Threatened Part IV: The Onset of Civil War 17: Tumults and Commotions 18: Death's Harbinger: The Drift to Civil War Postscript: Why the English Revolution Matters Index
