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Zusatztext Covenanting Citizens is a welcomed contribution to our understanding of early modern oath-taking and political engagement on the eve of the Civil War. Walter's detailed and balanced research into manuscripts, diaries, and print culture, shows that the Protestation was much more than an act by Parliament; it was a sacred promise, taken in every county, to defend a reformed Protestant nation ... a substantial contribution to seventeenth-century scholarship. Informationen zum Autor Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Essex, John Walter mainly carries out research in the fields of popular political culture and the politics of the crowd in early modern society. He has been described by Tim Harris as 'the finest social historian of crowd action and popular politics in early modern England'. Walter's publications include Understanding Popular Violence in the English Revolution, which was awarded the 1999 Royal Historical Society Whitfield Prize, and a collection of essays entitled Crowds and Popular Politics in Early Modern England. He has contributed to radio and television documentaries, and articles of his have inspired both an award-winning beer and a recent film (Robinson in Ruins, Patrick Keiller, 2010). Klappentext A new take on the origins of the English civil war and English Revolution, offering the first full study of the Protestation, the first state oath to be issued under parliamentary authority, swearing loyalty to king and country, but with the radical outcome of offering a political voice to those hitherto excluded by class, age, or gender. Zusammenfassung A new take on the origins of the English civil war and English Revolution, offering the first full study of the Protestation, the first state oath to be issued under parliamentary authority, swearing loyalty to king and country, but with the radical outcome of offering a political voice to those hitherto excluded by class, age, or gender. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The Making of the Protestation: Parliamentary Politics 2: The Making of the Protestation: Popular Politics 3: Debating the Protestation 4: Swearing the Nation 5: Taking the Protestation 6: Performing the Protestation Conclusion: Enacting a Nation, Covenanting Citizens ...
List of contents
- Introduction
- 1: The Making of the Protestation: Parliamentary Politics
- 2: The Making of the Protestation: Popular Politics
- 3: Debating the Protestation
- 4: Swearing the Nation
- 5: Taking the Protestation
- 6: Performing the Protestation
- Conclusion: Enacting a Nation, Covenanting Citizens
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There can be no mistaking the immense contribution of this exceptional study: it is unlikely to be surpassed. Marcus Nevitt, The Seventeenth Century
