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Radical parliamentarians and the English Civil War / David R. Como.

Author/creator Como, David R., 1970-
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Descriptionxv, 457 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Subject(s)
Contents Freeborn subjects: puritanism, politics, and print in the personal rule -- Secret printing and the Crisis of 1640: the Margery Mar-Prelate Press and print in the time of Parliament -- The rubble of episcopacy: Parliament, religious mobilization, and the "generall liberty" of the press, 1641 -- "Extremities, not fit to be named": crowds, print, and constitutional improvisation -- "Lawless tyranny" and "destructive accommodation": war and the transformation of politics, 1642-1643 -- Defining the cause: the London remonstrance, the general rising, and military crisis -- "So full of novelties": the sectarian slurry, redistributionism, and the licensing ordinance -- The rise of religious conflict and the Parliamentarian coalition -- Print house, petitions, and provinces: religious politics, toleration, and the making of an "independent" coalition -- The House of Stuart, the House of Lords, and the politics of "independency": ideological escalation in 1644 -- Rumor wars: underground print and the coming of the New Model Army -- Supremacy in the Commons: partisan politics, political innovation, and the rise of Lilburne -- White king, black cassock: monarchy, presbytery, and the radical propaganda collective -- Internal revolutions: private meditations and radical Parliamentarians, 1642-1646 -- The seeking way: "forms of religion" and the coming of the English Revolution -- The last warning.
Abstract Radical Parliamentarians offers a new account of some of the most important and pivotal events of the English Civil War of the 1640s, enhancing our understanding of the dramatic events of this period and shedding light on the long-term political and religious consequences of the conflict.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Issued in other formElectronic version: Como, David R., 1970- Radical parliamentarians and the English Civil War. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018 9780191017704
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017963304
ISBN9780199541911 (hardback)
ISBN0199541914 (hardback)

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