The Rule of Moderation

by Ethan H. Shagan

Book Overview

Why was it that whenever the Tudor-Stuart regime most loudly trumpeted its moderation, that regime was at its most vicious? This groundbreaking book argues that the ideal of moderation, so central to English history and identity, functioned as a tool of social, religious and political power. Thus The Rule of Moderation rewrites the history of early modern England, showing that many of its key developments - the via media of Anglicanism, political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521135567
• ISBN13: 9780521135566
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"