The Restoration: A Political and Religious History of England and Wales 1658-1667

by Ronald Hutton

Book Overview

In less than a decade, the commonwealth of Oliver Cromwell was dramatically transformed into the very different realm of the Restoration monarchy. This is the first detailed account of this vital and eventful period, which witnessed the end of a republic, the reestablishment of royal government, naval wars, plague, religious persecution, and the destruction of the capital in the Great Fire. Drawing on a wealth of public and private manuscript sources...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192851837
• ISBN13: 9780192851833
• Release Date: July 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.1" x 7.8"