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Restoration: Charles II and His Kingdoms, 1660-1685
Tim Harris
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Description for Restoration: Charles II and His Kingdoms, 1660-1685
Paperback. Beginning with the Restoration of the monarchy after the Civil War, this book traces the fate of the monarchy from Charles II's triumphant accession in 1660 to the discontent of the 1680s. This book looks beyond the popular image of Restoration England, and reconstructs the human tragedy of Restoration politics. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
The late seventeenth century was a period of extraordinary turbulence and political violence in Britain, the like of which has never been seen since. Beginning with the Restoration of the monarchy after the Civil War, this book traces the fate of the monarchy from Charles II's triumphant accession in 1660 to the growing discontent of the 1680s. Harris looks beyond the popular image of Restoration England revelling in its freedom from the austerity of Puritan rule under a merry monarch and reconstructs the human tragedy of Restoration politics where people were brutalised, hounded and exploited by a regime that was ... Read more
The late seventeenth century was a period of extraordinary turbulence and political violence in Britain, the like of which has never been seen since. Beginning with the Restoration of the monarchy after the Civil War, this book traces the fate of the monarchy from Charles II's triumphant accession in 1660 to the growing discontent of the 1680s. Harris looks beyond the popular image of Restoration England revelling in its freedom from the austerity of Puritan rule under a merry monarch and reconstructs the human tragedy of Restoration politics where people were brutalised, hounded and exploited by a regime that was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
536
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140264654
SKU
V9780140264654
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About Tim Harris
Tim Harris is Professor of History at Brown University. His previous books include London Crowds in the Reign of Charles II and The Politics of the Excluded.
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