Rebellion: Britain's First Stuart Kings, 1567-1642

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Tim Harris (Munro-Goodwin-Wilkinson Professor in European History, Brown University)

Rebellion

Britain's First Stuart Kings, 1567-1642

Tim Harris (Munro-Goodwin-Wilkinson Professor in European History, Brown University)

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English

21 January 2014

History; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions

A gripping new account of one of the most important and exciting periods of British and Irish history:

the reign of the first two Stuart kings, from 1567 to the outbreak of civil war in 1642 - and why ultimately all three of their kingdoms were to rise in rebellion against Stuart rule.

Both James VI and I and his son Charles I were reforming monarchs, who endeavoured to bolster the authority of the crown and bring the churches in their separate kingdoms into closer harmony with one another. Many of James's initiatives proved controversial - his promotion of the plantation of Ulster, his reintroduction of bishops and ceremonies into the Scottish kirk, and his stormy relationship with his English parliaments over religion and finance - but he just about got by. Charles, despite continuing many of his father's policies in church and state, soon ran into difficulties and provoked all three of his kingdoms to rise in rebellion: first Scotland in 1638, then Ireland in 1641, and finally England in 1642. Was Charles's failure, then, a personal one; was he simply not up to the job? Or was the multiple-kingdom inheritance fundamentally unmanageable, so that it was only a matter of time before things fell apart? Did perhaps the way that James sought to address his problems have the effect of making things more difficult for his son? Tim Harris addresses all these questions and more in this wide-ranging and deeply researched new account, dealing with high politics and low, constitutional and religious conflict, propaganda and public opinion across the three kingdoms - while also paying due attention to the broader European and Atlantic contexts.

By: Tim Harris (Munro-Goodwin-Wilkinson Professor in European History Brown University)
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 1.070kg
ISBN: 9780199209002
ISBN 10: 0199209006
Publication Date: 21 January 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1: 'How to Reigne Well' Part I: JAMES VI AND I 2: James VI 3: A Stranger in the Land 4: Settling the Affairs of Religion 5: 'One Good Steward would put all in Order' 6: Ireland and Scotland under James I 7: The Bohemian Revolt and the Crisis of the Early 1620s Part II: CHARLES I 8: A Prince 'bred in Parliaments' 9: Halcyon Days or Perilous Times? 10: Contumacious Troublers and Disquieters of the Peace 11: Scotland and Ireland under Charles I 12: The British Crisis 13: The Grievances of the Commonwealth 14: The Irish Rebellion and the Drift to War 15: The Rise of Royalism Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews for Rebellion: Britain's First Stuart Kings, 1567-1642

[Harris] has written one of the best accounts available of what led to war ... He has produced one of the most comprehensive and multifaceted accounts of the time of his generation Jerry Brotton, Sunday Times