Radical Parliamentarians and the English Civil War

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.

Zusatztext David Como's monograph is a stunning achievement. It is a landmark study of the roots, development and influence of radical parliamentarianism which opens up new avenues of research and builds imaginatively on recent scholarship in early modern political and religious history. Its ambition is considerable....Como has produced a magnificent work of erudite and eloquent historical scholarship which has profound implications for our understandings not only of the civil wars, but for seventeenth-century political history more broadly. Informationen zum Autor David R. Como is Associate Professor of History at Stanford University. A member of the North American Conference on British Studies, as well as the Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies, he has also previously taught at both the University of Chicago and the University of Maryland. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I: From Personal Rule to Political Crisis, 1635-1642 1: Free born Subjects: Puritanism, Politics, and Print in the Personal Rule 2: Secret Printing and the Crisis of 1640: The Margery Mar-Prelate Press and Print in the Time of Parliament 3: The Rubble of Episcopacy: Parliament, Religious Mobilization, and the "Generall Liberty" of the Press, 1641 4: "Extremities, Not Fit to be Named": Crowds, Print, and Constitutional Improvisation Part II: Civil War, 1642-1643 5: "Lawless Tyranny" and "Destructive Accommodation": War and the Transformation of Politics, 1642-1643 6: Defining the Cause: The London Remonstrance, the General Rising, and Military Crisis 7: "So Full of Novelties": the Sectarian Slurry, Redistributionism, and the Licensing Ordinance Part III: War and Religion, 1643-1644 8: The Rise of Religious Conflict in the Parliamentarian Coalition 9: Print House, Petitions, and Provinces: Religious Politics, Toleration, and the Making of an "Independent" Coalition 10: The House of Stuart, the House of Lords, and the Politics of "Independency": Ideological Escalation in 1644 Part IV: Fragmentation and Victory, 1644-1645 11: Rumor Wars: Underground Print and the Coming of the New Model Army 12: Supremacy in the Commons: Partisan Politics, Political Innovation, and the Rise of Lilburne 13: White King, Black Cassock: Monarchy, Presbytery, and the Radical Propaganda Collective Part V: Paths to Revolution 14: Internal Revolutions: Private Meditations and Radical Parliamentarianism, 1642-1646 15: The Seeking Way: "Forms of Religion" and the Coming of the English Revolution 16: The Last Warning Conclusion Appendices ...

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David R. Como is Associate Professor of History at Stanford University. A member of the North American Conference on British Studies, as well as the Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies, he has also previously taught at both the University of Chicago and the University of Maryland.

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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.

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• Introduction

• Part I: From Personal Rule to Political Crisis, 1635-1642

• 1: Free born Subjects: Puritanism, Politics, and Print in the Personal Rule

• 2: Secret Printing and the Crisis of 1640: The Margery Mar-Prelate Press and Print in the Time of Parliament

• 3: The Rubble of Episcopacy: Parliament, Religious Mobilization, and the "Generall Liberty" of the Press, 1641

• 4: "Extremities, Not Fit to be Named": Crowds, Print, and Constitutional Improvisation

• Part II: Civil War, 1642-1643

• 5: "Lawless Tyranny" and "Destructive Accommodation": War and the Transformation of Politics, 1642-1643

• 6: Defining the Cause: The London Remonstrance, the General Rising, and Military Crisis

• 7: "So Full of Novelties": the Sectarian Slurry, Redistributionism, and the Licensing Ordinance

• Part III: War and Religion, 1643-1644

• 8: The Rise of Religious Conflict in the Parliamentarian Coalition

• 9: Print House, Petitions, and Provinces: Religious Politics, Toleration, and the Making of an "Independent" Coalition

• 10: The House of Stuart, the House of Lords, and the Politics of "Independency": Ideological Escalation in 1644

• Part IV: Fragmentation and Victory, 1644-1645

• 11: Rumor Wars: Underground Print and the Coming of the New Model Army

• 12: Supremacy in the Commons: Partisan Politics, Political Innovation, and the Rise of Lilburne

• 13: White King, Black Cassock: Monarchy, Presbytery, and the Radical Propaganda Collective

• Part V: Paths to Revolution

• 14: Internal Revolutions: Private Meditations and Radical Parliamentarianism, 1642-1646

• 15: The Seeking Way: "Forms of Religion" and the Coming of the English Revolution

• 16: The Last Warning

• Conclusion

• Appendices