England on Edge: Crisis and Revolution 1640-1642

by David Cressy

Book Overview

England on Edge deals with the collapse of the government of Charles I, the disintegration of the Church of England, and the accompanying cultural panic that led to civil war. Focused on the years 1640 to 1642, it examines stresses and fractures in social, political, and religious culture, 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199237638
• ISBN13: 9780199237630
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"