The Personal Rule of Charles II, 1681-85
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The Personal Rule of Charles II, 1681-85 by Grant Tapsell
This book examines the period when from 1681 until his death in 1685 Charles I ruled without a Parliament. It argues that the nature of this personal rule was very different from both the personal rule of Charles I in 1629-40 and that of James I in 1685-88. It discusses the nature of the Whig and Tory parties at this crucial period of their formation as political parties, showing how they coped with the absence of a parliamentary forum. It discusses politics in the localities, the growing importance of news dissemination in political life, and the politics of religious persecution and toleration. It includes coverage of Scotland and Ireland, setting the discussion in a Three Kingdoms context. GRANT TAPSEL is a lecturer in history at St Andrews University. He was previously a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge and a Research Fellow at Darwin College, Cambridge. A volume in the Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History series edited by David Armitage, Tim Harris and Stephen Taylor
Mr Tapsell's important study significantly contributes to our understanding of late seventeenth-century political culture[...] With a dry wit and a sharp eye [he] has written an enjoyable book. * SCRIBLERION *
A well-produced tome, this is proper history - a thoughtful, scholarly book, grounded in archival research from regional and national archives, as well as an abundance of primary printed sources. * ROYAL STUART REVIEW *
Admirably readable. a very worthwhile and interesting book. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
A richly documented panorama of whig and tory animosities in the last years of Charles II. * PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY YEARBOOK *
A sound, scholarly book which offers a reliable account of the period. * HISTORICAL JOURNAL *
This lively and well-written book has resurrected the last years of Charles II, often left in limbo, and transformed them into a fascinating period of intense religio-political contestation permeated by a vibrant news culture. * THE BROWN BOOK *
A well-produced tome, this is proper history - a thoughtful, scholarly book, grounded in archival research from regional and national archives, as well as an abundance of primary printed sources. * ROYAL STUART REVIEW *
Admirably readable. a very worthwhile and interesting book. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
A richly documented panorama of whig and tory animosities in the last years of Charles II. * PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY YEARBOOK *
A sound, scholarly book which offers a reliable account of the period. * HISTORICAL JOURNAL *
This lively and well-written book has resurrected the last years of Charles II, often left in limbo, and transformed them into a fascinating period of intense religio-political contestation permeated by a vibrant news culture. * THE BROWN BOOK *
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843833055 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843833050 |
| Title | The Personal Rule of Charles II, 1681-85 |
| Author | Grant Tapsell |
| Series | Studies In Early Modern Cultural Political And Social History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Boydell Press |
| Year published | 2007-06-21 |
| Number of pages | 250 |
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