England Under the Stuarts

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An undisputed classic, England Under the Stuarts is an account of England in the years between 1603 and 1714, charting England's progress from a 'great nation' to a 'great empire'. G. M. Trevelyan's masterful narrative explores the major events of this period, which witnessed the upheavals of Civil War, the Restoration and the Glorious Revolution. While never neglecting to examine the conditions of English life, this celebrated historian highlights the liberty and toleration that emerged during these years. Almost a century after its first publication, and now with a new introduction by John Morrill, Trevelyan's thorough survey of the Stuart age remains certain to inform and delight anybody with an interest in this period of English history. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Principal Abbreviations Used in Footnotes Introduction Preface to the Revised Edition of 1925 Preface to the Pelican Edition Introduction CHAPTER 1 England, 1603–40 – the Upper Class: its Life, Culture, and Social Functions – Law, Police, and Humanitarianism CHAPTER 2 England, 1603–40 – the Middle and Lower Classes in Country and Town – Industry and Commerce – the Conditions Favourable to Poetry and to Religion CHAPTER 3 James I – Puritans and Catholics CHAPTER 4 James I – Parliaments and Courtiers CHAPTER 5 The Rule of Buckingham – Wars and Parliaments, 1624–8 CHAPTER 6 The Personal Government of Charles I, 1629–40 CHAPTER 7 The Formation of Parties, November 1640–August 1642 CHAPTER 8 The Civil War, 1642–6 CHAPTER 9 Parliament, Army, and King, 1646–9 CHAPTER 10 The Revolutionary Governments, 1649–60 CHAPTER 11 The Restoration Epoch, 1660–78 CHAPTER 12 The Reigns of Terror, 1678–85 CHAPTER 13 James II, 1685–8 CHAPTER 14 William and Mary Genealogical Key to the Problem of the Spanish Succession CHAPTER 15 The Reign of Anne, 1702–14 Genealogy of the House of Stuart List of Parliaments, 1603–1715 Appendix A: How America was Peopled by the English Appendix B: The Poor Law after the Restoration Appendix C: Who Killed Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey? Appendix D: Commercial and Colonial Policy of the Restoration Era Appendix E: Finance under the Restoration and Revolution Settlements Bibliography Index