Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution by Christopher Hill

Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution by Christopher Hill

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An examination of the motivations behind the English Revolution and Civil War, first published in 1965, with 13 new chapters. The book asks how, after centuries of traditional rule, at a time when thinking was dominated by the established church, the English people found the courage to revolt.

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Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution by Christopher Hill

This is a revised edition of Christopher Hill's examination of the motivations behind the English Revolution and Civil War, first published in 1965. In addition to the text of the original, Dr Hill provides 13 new chapters which take account of other publications since the first edition, bringing his work up-to-date. This book poses the problem of how, after centuries of rule by King, lords, and bishops, when the thinking of all was dominated by the established church, English men and women found the courage to revolt against Charles I, abolish bishops, and execute the king in the name of his people.
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ISBN 13 9780199246472
ISBN 10 0199246475
Title Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution
Author Christopher Hill
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2001-09-01
Number of pages 438
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.