England on edge [[electronic resource] ] : crisis and revolution, 1640-1642 / / David Cressy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452140503321
• Autore: Cressy David
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 0-19-928090-8; 1-280-90598-0; 0-19-153581-8; 1-4294-9125-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (463 p.)
• Collana: Oxford-Warburg studies Machiavelli - the first century
• Disciplina: 150.941; 941.06/2; 942.062
• Soggetti: Identity (Psychology); Medicine and psychology; Psychology; Political science - History - Philosophy - 16th century; Political science - History - Philosophy - 17th century; Regions & Countries - Europe; History & Archaeology; Italy; Electronic books.; Great Britain History Charles I, 1625-1649; Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649; England Civilization 17th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps and Figures; Preliminaries; PART I. CAROLINE DISTEMPERS; PART II. THE GREAT AFFAIRS OF THE CHURCH; PART III. THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION; PART IV. THE ONSET OF CIVIL WAR; Postscript: Why the English Revolution Matters; Chronology; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: England on Edge traces the collapse of the government of Charles I, the disintegration of the established church, and the accompanying cultural panic that led to civil war. Focused on the years 1640 to 1642, it examines social and religious turmoil and the emergence of an unrestrained popular press. Hundreds of people not normally seen in historical surveys make appearances here, in a drama much larger than the struggle of king and parliament. - ;England on Edge deals with the collapse of the government of Charles I, the disintegration of the Church of England, and the accompanying cultural pa