2nd Edition
Revolt in the Provinces The People of England and the Tragedies of War 1634-1648
By J.S. Morrill
Copyright 1999
230 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
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This text caused a major stir when it was first published in 1976. Redirecting scholarly attention to the county communties, it reassessed their role in the events of the 1630s and 1640s, claiming they were far more independent of London and the national leadership than usually supposed, and that provincial opinion was itself a powerful actor in the countdown to civil war. Much work has since... Read more
Acknowledgments Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Intellectual Origins of The Revolt of the Provinces; Chapter 1 The Coming of War; Chapter 2 The Progress of War; Chapter 3 Reactions to War, 1643–49; Conclusion: The Revolt of the Provinces Revisited;
Biography
John Wiliams
'Brilliant, pioneering ... Students cannot afford to neglect this study ... One cannot exaggerate the importance of the perspective provided by this book.'
–The Times Literary Supplement
