Henry Parker and the English Civil War: The Political Thought of the Public's 'Privado'

by Michael Mendle

Book Overview

This is the first full study in fifty years of the author of the most celebrated political tract of the early years of the English Civil War, Observations upon Some of His Majesties Late Answers and Expresses. Professor Mendle situates each of Parker's significant tracts in its polemical, intellectual, and political context. He also views Parker's literary work in the light of his career as privado, or intimate adviser, to leading figures of the parliamentary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521521319
• ISBN13: 9780521521314
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"