The Private Journals of the Long Parliament
The Private Journals of the Long Parliament

Author: Willson Havelock Coates

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 564

ISBN-13: 9780300052046

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The editorial objectives and practices set forth in the first two volumes of The Private Journals have been continued in this volume. The editors provide an accurate and useful text of the three parliamentary journals (Gawdy, D'Ewews, Hill) and the Minute Book of the Commissioners for Irish Affairs, as well as appropriate annotation. Again, the editors identify those persons whose names have not occurred previously and assist readers in finding their way through the maze of committees, bills, orders, ordinances, declarations, and messages. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament, House of Commons: 3 November-19 December 1640
Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament, House of Commons: 3 November-19 December 1640

Author: Maija Jansson

Publisher: University Rochester Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 742

ISBN-13: 9781580460378

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The volumes of Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament present the records of proceedings in the House of Commons [5 volumes] and the House of Lords [3 volumes] beginning in November 1640. Volume 1 of theproceedings in the House of Commons is the first of two volumes leading up to the beginning of the impeachment trial of the Earl of Strafford for High Treason. For those interested in the causes of the breakdown that led to civil war and revolution in mid-seventeenth-century England, the volumes of Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament are a good place to begin. The debates in this session focus on the accumulated problems -- political, social, economic, and religious -- that were the legacy of Charles I's years of personal rule. During the almost seven months between the dissolution of the Short Parliament in April 1640 and the first session of what came to be called the Long Parliament in November 1640, the King, his advisors, and army commanders were absorbed with the financial and military problems of the Scottisharmy camped in the north of England. In the Irish parliament in Dublin, reaction against the King's close friend the Earl of Strafford, the Deputy Lieutenant of Ireland, was beginning to crystalize. Throughout the kingdom, religious unrest continued. All of these elements came to play in the Long Parliament. Volume 1 of the House of Commons debate covers the opening session from 3 November through 19 December 1640. This volume plus Volume 2 [December 21,1640 through March 20, 1641] provide the debates leading up to the beginning of the impeachment trial of the Earl of Strafford for High Treason.

The Making of Oliver Cromwell
The Making of Oliver Cromwell

Author: Ronald Hutton

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2021-08-10

Total Pages: 435

ISBN-13: 0300262752

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The first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwell—providing a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658)—the only English commoner to become the overall head of state—is one of the great figures of history, but his character was very complex. He was at once courageous and devout, devious and self-serving; as a parliamentarian, he was devoted to his cause; as a soldier, he was ruthless. Cromwell’s speeches and writings surpass in quantity those of any other ruler of England before Victoria and, for those seeking to understand him, he has usually been taken at his word. In this remarkable new work, Ronald Hutton untangles the facts from the fiction. Cromwell, pursuing his devotion to God and cementing his Puritan support base, quickly transformed from obscure provincial to military victor. At the end of the first English Civil War, he was poised to take power. Hutton reveals a man who was both genuine in his faith and deliberate in his dishonesty—and uncovers the inner workings of the man who has puzzled biographers for centuries.

Political Culture and Cultural Politics in Early Modern England
Political Culture and Cultural Politics in Early Modern England

Author: Susan Dwyer Amussen

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 9780719046957

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Combining the work of major scholars on both sides of the Atlantic this volume seeks to explore the interconnections between popular culture and political activism at both the local and central levels. Strongly influenced by the work of David Underdown, the contributions range across a spectrum of social and political history from witchcraft to the aristocracy, from forest riots to battles of the civil war. The volume combines chapters from historians of gender, of political theory, of social structure, and of high politics. Within this diversity, the contributors offer a cohesive approach to the study of early modern England, encouraging the exploration of mentalities and political activities, as well as artistic rendering, writing and ceremony within the widest context of cultural politics.

England on Edge
England on Edge

Author: David Cressy

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2006-01-12

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 0199280908

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England on Edge traces the collapse of the government of Charles I, the disintegration of the established church, and the accompanying cultural panic that led to civil war. Focused on the years 1640 to 1642, it examines social and religious turmoil and the emergence of an unrestrained popular press. Hundreds of people not normally seen in historical surveys make appearances here, in a drama much larger than the struggle of king and parliament.