Stuart Britain: A Very Short Introduction

The Great Fire, the Black Death, flip-flopping religious persecution, the overthrow and reinstatement of the monarchy. The Stuart Britain era, a notch on the timeline spanning roughly 1603-1714, is one of the most interesting times in the history of Britain. John Morrill's Stuart Britain: A
Very Short Introduction brings us the major events, characters, and issues of the day. Special attention is given to the defeat King Charles I by the Parliamentary Army, and the successive waves of authoritarian Puritan, Protestant and Catholic rule which followed. Vividly illustrated and full of
intriguing details, this is an ideal introduction a fascinating time.


Author: John Morrill
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 08/11/2005
Pages: 100
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 6.86h x 4.62w x 0.28d
ISBN13: 9780192854001
ISBN10: 0192854003
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General

About the Author

John Morrill has been Professor of British and Irish History at the University of Cambridge since 1998. He has also been a Fellow since 1975 and Vice master since 1994 of Selwyn College, Cambridge. His publications include The Nature of the English Revolution (1994), The British Problem 1534-1707 (1996), The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor and Stuart Britain (1996), and Revolt in the Provinces (1998). He is also General Editor of The History of Britain, Ireland and the British Overseas on CD-ROM.