Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps and Figures; Preliminaries; PART I. CAROLINE DISTEMPERS; PART II. THE GREAT AFFAIRS OF THE CHURCH; PART III. THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION; PART IV. THE ONSET OF CIVIL WAR; Postscript: Why the English Revolution Matters; Chronology; Index
Summary
'England On Edge' traces the collapse of the government of Charles I, the disintegration of the established church, and the accompanying cultural panic that led to civil war. Focused on the years 1640-1642, it examines social and religious turmoil and the emergence of an unrestrained popular press
