England's Culture Wars: Puritan Reformation and Its Enemies in the Interregnum, 1649-1660

by Bernard S. Capp

Book Overview

Following the execution of the king in 1649, the new Commonwealth and then Oliver Cromwell set out to drive forward a puritan reformation of manners. They wanted to reform the church and its services, enforce the Sabbath, suppress Christmas, and spread the gospel. They sought to impose a stern moral discipline to regulate and reform sexual behaviour, drinking practices, language, dress, and leisure activities ranging from music and plays to football...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199641781
• ISBN13: 9780199641789
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"