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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Maurice AshleyPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.512kg ISBN: 9781032264783ISBN 10: 1032264780 Pages: 274 Publication Date: 01 May 2024 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Prologue: The Road to England 2. The Classes and the Masses 3. Family Life 4. Climates of Opinion 5. The Reign of King James I, 1603-25 6. King Charles I and the ‘Eleven Years Tyranny’, 1625-40 7. The Great Civil War, 1640-49 8. Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum, 1649-60 9. A Ferment of Ideas, 1640-60 10. King Charles II and the Wars Against the Dutch, 1660-74 11. The Beginnings of Political Parties, 1674-85 12. The Age of Experiment, 1660-89 13. King James II and the Glorious Revolution, 1685-9 14. King William III and Queen Mary II, 1689-1702 15. Queen Anne and the War Against France 1702-13 16. The Peace of Utrecht and the Growth of the First British Empire 17. England Under Queen Anne; the Augustan Age 18. Epilogue: The Death of Queen Anne.Reviews‘A closely packed portmanteau of varied knowledge and mature thought, which travellers setting out on a voyage of discovery in the seventeenth century would do well to carry with them.’ C.V. Wedgewood, Time and Tide. Author InformationMaurice Ashley was a noted historian of the 17th Century and literary assistant to Winston Churchill. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |