1st Edition

Charles II Royal Politician

By J R Jones Copyright 1987
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1987, Charles II argues that the conditions affecting government and political activity changed constantly through the reign creating new situations and new sets of problems for the restored monarch and his servants. Charles and his ministers found themselves under almost constant pressures from the parliament, the Church, foreign states and organized public opinion that... Read more

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Charles in Scotland, and in Exile 3. The Restoration 4. Charles and Clarendon 5. The ‘Cabal and its Projects 6. Charles and Danby: Crown and Church 7. The Contest with the Whigs 8. The Years of Personal Ryle 9. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Biography

J. R. Jones