England on Edge - Crisis and Revolution 1640-1642

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. Informationen zum Autor Born and educated in England, David Cressy has built his career in the United States. He taught British history in the Claremont Colleges in California, then at California State University, Long Beach, before moving to Ohio State University in 1998. He has earned major fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Huntington Library. He has made frequent visits to England as an Associate of Clare Hall, Cambridge, Visiting Fellow at Magdalen and St Catherine's Colleges, Oxford, and as an Overseas Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. Klappentext England on Edge traces the collapse of the government of Charles I! the disintegration of the established church! and the accompanying cultural panic that led to civil war. Focused on the years 1640 to 1642! it examines social and religious turmoil and the emergence of an unrestrained popular press. Hundreds of people not normally seen in historical surveys make appearances here! in a drama much larger than the struggle of king and parliament. Zusammenfassung Traces the collapse of the government of Charles I, the disintegration of the established church, and the accompanying cultural panic that led to Civil War. Focusing on the years 1640 to 1642, this work examines social and religious turmoil and the emergence of an unrestrained popular press.

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• Authors: David Cressy, David (Professor of History Cressy, Cressy David
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.01.2006
• EAN: 9780199280902
• ISBN: 978-0-19-928090-2
• No. of pages: 462
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, military history, Social & cultural history, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)