The Fall of the British Monarchies, 1637-42 by Conrad Russell

The Fall of the British Monarchies, 1637-42 by Conrad Russell

This is a history of the dramatic events which led to the collapse of Charles I's authority in England, Scotland, and Ireland, linking incidents in the King's three domains to construct a narrative account which makes sense of British history, as well as of the national story of each country. The book traces the important role of the Scots in dividing the English and examines the Irish rebellion in its contemporary context. Above all, Professor Russell uncovers the role played by the king himself and argues that Charles Stuart was not the passive figure portrayed by so many historians, but an active protagonist in the political events which were eventually to lose him not only one crown, but three. The book should be of interest to scholars and students of early modern British history, as well as political and constitutional historians.

Conrad Russell, formerly Professor of British History at Kings College, London (d. 2004), was the foremost scholar of his generation working on the history of early Stuart parliaments and politics. As Earl Russell, sitting in the House of Lords, he was also a distinguished parliamentarian in his own
right, acting as Liberal Democrat spokesman on social security and author of An Intelligent Person's Guide to Liberalism.

Richard Cust, a former student of Conrad Russell, is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Birmingham and the author of numerous books and articles on early Stuart history, including a recent biography of Charles I. He has also helped to edit a festschrift for Russell entitled
Politics, Religion and Popularity. Early Stuart Essays for Conrad Russell (Cambridge University Press, 2002).

Dr Andrew Thrush, a former student of Russell, is Section Editor of the History of Parliament. He has published a number of important articles on the parliaments and politics of James's reign, as well as several studies of the Caroline navy. He is currently bringing to completion his editing of the
multi-volume History of Parliament 1604-1629.

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ISBN 13	9780198227540
ISBN 10	019822754X
Title	The Fall of the British Monarchies, 1637-42
Author	Conrad Russell
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1991-04-01
Number of pages	569
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