Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780631194026
Year: 1998
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 448


Description:
This is a survey of a seminal and intensely controversial period in
British history, from the union of the Crowns of England and
Scotland in 1603 to the union of the Kingdoms in 1707.


The book explores the intersecting histories of the Stuart
monarchies and considers how events in each nation were shaped by
being part of a multiple kingdom as well as by their own internal
dynamics. Throughout, special attention is given to the
personalities and political style of successive rulers. Their role
in precipitating two revolutions is examined against the background
of longer term constitutional, religious and social themes. In
particular, the parallels between James I and Charles II, and
between Charles I and James II, are clearly drawn out.