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The Post-Reformation: Religion, Politics and Society in Britain, 1603-1714
Professor John Spurr
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Description for The Post-Reformation: Religion, Politics and Society in Britain, 1603-1714
Paperback. Investigates the changing role of religion in British life from 600 AD. This book reveals religion as the driving force of events through the reigns of the first Stuarts, the Civil War and execution of Charles I, the Commonwealth and the Restoration, the Popish plot, the Glorious Revolution which kicked James II off the throne, and more. Series: Religion, Politics & Society in Britain. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 618.
The 17th century was a dynamic period characterized by huge political and social changes, including the Civil War, the execution of Charles I, the Commonwealth and the Restoration. The Britain of 1714 was recognizably more modern than it was in 1603. At the heart of these changes was religion and the search for an acceptable religious settlement, which stimulated the Pilgrim Fathers to leave to settle America, the Popish plot and the Glorious Revolution in which James II was kicked off the throne. This book looks at both the private aspects of human beliefs and practices ... Read more
The 17th century was a dynamic period characterized by huge political and social changes, including the Civil War, the execution of Charles I, the Commonwealth and the Restoration. The Britain of 1714 was recognizably more modern than it was in 1603. At the heart of these changes was religion and the search for an acceptable religious settlement, which stimulated the Pilgrim Fathers to leave to settle America, the Popish plot and the Glorious Revolution in which James II was kicked off the throne. This book looks at both the private aspects of human beliefs and practices ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Religion, Politics & Society in Britain
Condition
New
Weight
618 g
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780582319066
SKU
V9780582319066
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About Professor John Spurr
John Spurr is Professor of History at the University of Swansea. He is the author of The Restoration of The Church of England 1646-1689 (Yale U.P., 1991), English Puritanism, 1603-1689 (Palgrave, 1998), and England in the 1670s: 'This Masqerading Age'(Blackwell, 2000). He has edited volume 1 (1677-85) of the forthcoming Roger Morrice's Entring Book, the last great unpublished seventeenth-century diary. ... Read more
Reviews for The Post-Reformation: Religion, Politics and Society in Britain, 1603-1714
Review of the first three books in the Religion, Politics and Society in Britain series: ''All three writers have made distinguished contributions to the specialist literature and, on the basis of these books, this will prove a most promising series intellectually, as well as one that offers much to students.'' Jeremy Black, Professor of History, Exeter ... Read more