England on Edge

England on Edge PDF Author: David Cressy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199280908
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 463

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Book Description
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 to 1642, it examines social and religious turmoil and the emergence of an unrestrained popular press. Hundreds of people not normally seen in historical surveys make appearances here, in a drama much larger than the struggle of king and parliament.