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James II and the Trial of the Seven Bishops
William Gibson
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Description for James II and the Trial of the Seven Bishops
Hardcover. The trial of the seven bishops in 1688 was a signifcant prelude to the Glorious Revolution, as popular support for the bishops led to a widespread welcome for William of Orange's invasion. Their prosecution showed James II at his most intolerant, and threatened the only institution for which most English people felt more loyalty than the monarchy. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
The trial of the seven bishops in 1688 was a signifcant prelude to the Glorious Revolution, as popular support for the bishops led to a widespread welcome for William of Orange's invasion. Their prosecution showed James II at his most intolerant, and threatened the only institution for which most English people felt more loyalty than the monarchy.
The trial of the seven bishops in 1688 was a signifcant prelude to the Glorious Revolution, as popular support for the bishops led to a widespread welcome for William of Orange's invasion. Their prosecution showed James II at his most intolerant, and threatened the only institution for which most English people felt more loyalty than the monarchy.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Number of Pages
251
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230204003
SKU
V9780230204003
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About William Gibson
WILLIAM GIBSON is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He has published widely on religion and society in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including books on Benjamin Hoadly and religion and the Englightentment between 1600 and 1800. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Royal Society of Arts.
Reviews for James II and the Trial of the Seven Bishops
'...a refreshing work...' - Sybil Jack, Journal of Religious History 'Gibson's well written and well-documented account of James and the bishops will surely become the new standard authority on these "implausible revolutionaries" (20) for many decades.' - Barbara Brandon Schnorrenberg, Anglican and Episcopal History