1st Edition

Politics without Parliaments 1629-1640

By Esther S. Cope Copyright 1987
266 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1987 Politics without Parliaments discusses the period 1629-40 which preceded the English Civil wars. It focuses on the responses of local leaders in the towns and counties to the personal rule of Charles I who dissolved parliament in 1629. It describes their reactions to his religious, military, and fiscal policies and the men and measures associated with him. Charles 's... Read more

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. 1629: The Aftermath of Parliament 2. Religion 3. Defence 4. Projects, Prosecutions and Pompousness 5. 1639: The ‘Bishops’ ‘War’ Conclusion Bibliography Index

Biography

Esther S. Cope