1st Edition
The Puritan Gentry The Great Puritan Families of Early Stuart England
By J. T. Cliffe
Copyright 1984
324 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1984, this was the first detailed study of the impact of Puritan influences on the wealthy county families of early Stuart England. It discusses one of the central issues in the history of the English Civil War: what motivated those men and women who risked all in opposition to King Charles I. The book looks at the role played by gentry families in the advancement or... Read more
1. God’s Elect 2. A Life of Piety 3. Holiness and Sobriety 4. Marriage and Parenthood 5. The Puritan Undergraduate 6. Riches and Morality 7. Social Attitudes and Relationships 8. Godliness Under Threat 9. Godly Patronage 10. Despair and Hope 11. Doing God’s Work
Biography
J. T. Cliffe is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
