The British Revolution, 1969-1960

During the mid-seventeenth century, the Stuart dynasty faced revolution in their three kingdoms - Scotland, Ireland and England - which was marked by constitutional defiance, civil war, regecide, republicanism and the eventual restoration of monarchy. Opposition in all three kingdoms to the Stuarts as an imperial dynasty drew upon and shaped different perceptions of Britain. Allan Macinnes'' wider contextualising of a British revolution - which challenges the anglocentric dominance of British History - takes account of apocalyptic visions, baronial politics and commercial networks, as well as confessional allegiances, representative images and written texts. This comprehensive survey is essential reading for all those studying this period of political crisis, which ultimately contributed to the definition of both the national interest of England and the national survival of Scotland and Ireland.>

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction: The British Problem
British Perceptions
The Britannic Empire c. 1629
The Prerogative Rule of Charles I, 1629-38
Convenants and Confederations, 1638-43
The Wars for the Three Kingdoms, 1644-51
Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1651-60
Conclusion: A Britannic Restoration?
Bibliography
Index.

About the author

Allan I. Macinnes is Emeritus Professor History at the University of Strathclyde, UK.

Product details

• Authors: A. Macinnes, Allan I Macinnes, Allan I. Macinnes
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.2004
• EAN: 9780333597491
• ISBN: 978-0-333-59749-1
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 223 mm x 25 mm
• Series: British Studies; British Studies Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; B, adolescence, Social Sciences, childhood, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Britain;empire;England;history;kingdom;revolution;Scotland