| Description |
xi, 337 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
British studies series |
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British studies series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-322) and index. |
| Contents |
The British problem -- 1. British perceptions -- The Britannic -- The Scottish -- The Irish -- The Gothic -- Providence and prophecy -- Antipathetic applications -- 2. The Britannic Empire, c.1629 -- Britannic monarchy -- Foreign policy -- Frontier policy -- Colonial policy -- Political reconfiguration -- 3. The prerogative rule of Charles I, 1629-1638 -- Monarchy reprogrammed -- Fiscal opportunism -- A revocation of principle? -- British incongruity -- 'Thorough' -- Britannic no more -- 4. Covenants and confederations, 1638-1643 -- Scottish revolutionary -- The thirty years war: the British theatre -- Exemplary radicalism -- Gothic revivalism -- Irish confederates -- British confederation -- 5. The wars for the three kingdoms, 1644-1651 -- Covenanted Britain -- British reconfiguration -- Confederal disunion -- Scotland reclaimed, Ireland lost? -- Gothic triumphalism -- 6. Commonwealth and protectorate, 1651-1660 -- A Gothic engagement -- Political incorporation -- The Gothic emperor -- Civic virtue and Godly discipline -- Redefining the national interest -- Military-fiscal implosion -- A Britannic restoration? |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- History -- Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.
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Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649.
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| ISBN |
0333597508 (pbk.) |
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9780333597507 (pbk.) |
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0333597494 |
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9780333597491 |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 264272048 |
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YDXCP 100346966 |
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