A Monarchy Transformed: Britain, 1603-1714

A Monarchy Transformed: Britain, 1603-1714

The seventeenth century, writes Mark Kishlansky, was â€œa wheel of transformation in perpetual motion,â€ a period of political and religious upheaval that defined the nation for decades to come and remains critical for understanding the nation today.
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Beginning with the accession of James I and concluding with the death of Queen Anne, this compelling account describes the tempestuous events that took place during the Stuart dynasty and provides lively pen portraits of the many fascinating personalities involved. Conspiracies, rebellions, and revolutions jostle side by side with court intrigues, political infighting and the rise of parties. In 1603 Britain was an isolated archipelago; by 1714 it had emerged among the intellectual, commercial, and military centers of the world.
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â€œKishlanskyâ€™s century saw one king executed, another exiled, the House of Lords abolished, and the Church of England reconstructed along Presbyterian lines . . . A masterly narrative, shot through with the shrewdness that comes from profound scholarship.â€â€”Jonathan Clark, Spectator
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â€œA historian with a real love for the period, a real understanding of many different aspects of it, and an exhilarating style.â€â€”Ronald Hutton, The Times Literary Supplement
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â€œThis sweeping, dramatic chronicle of a century of Stuart rule will rivet even the general reader with no particular interest in British history.â€â€”Publishers Weekly
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Books Ltd
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0140148272_used
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1997-12-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140148275

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Books Ltd
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0140148272_used
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	1997-12-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140148275

A Monarchy Transformed: Britain, 1603-1714

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