| Description |
1 online resource : maps |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements (1976); Acknowledgements (1998); List of Maps; Introduction: The Intellectual Origins of The Revolt of the Provinces (1998); Preface; The Revisionist Moment; The Genesis of The Revolt of the Provinces; The Revolt of the Provinces and Revisionism; Preparing this Edition; 1. The Coming of War; Introduction; Court and Country; Reactions in the Counties 1640-42; The Choice of Sides; 2. The Progress of War; Introduction; The structures of wartime government; Arbitrary Power; Regional Variations |
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Conflict of Centre and LocalityFrom the power of a committee, Libera Nos Domine; Royalist Taxes; Royalist Administration; The Costs of War; 3. Reactions to War, 1643-49; Introduction; Localism; Anti-War Protests in 1643; The Clubmen; The Movement for One-and-All; The Attack on the Committees; Parliamentary Reactions; The Revolt of the Provinces; Conclusion: The Revolt of the Provinces Revisited (1998); Introduction; The Coming of War (a) the 1630s; The Coming of War (b) Reactions to Crisis, 1640-42; The Choice of Sides; The Progress of War; Reactions to War 1643-49 |
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The Clubmen and Peaceable ArmiesThe Second Civil War: a Very British Crisis; Maps; Index |
| Summary |
This text caused a major stir when it was first published in 1976. Redirecting scholarly attention to the county communties, it reassessed their role in the events of the 1630s and 1640s, claiming they were far more independent of London and the national leadership than usually supposed, and that provincial opinion was itself a powerful actor in the countdown to civil war. Much work has since appeared to confirm or modify these findings. In this reset second edition the original survives largely untouched; but now includes entirely new histiorographic commentary on the text and supporting docu |
| Notes |
Originally published: Addison Wesley Longman, 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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War -- Causes
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056792
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Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Causes.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056794
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Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056791
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317890690 |
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1317890698 |
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1322156182 |
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9781322156187 |
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