A History of the Modern British Isles, 1603-1707
The Double Crown
A History of the Modern British Isles
1. Edition February 1998
452 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
This is a survey of a seminal and intensely controversial period in
British history, from the union of the Crowns of England and
Scotland in 1603 to the union of the Kingdoms in 1707.
The book explores the intersecting histories of the Stuart
monarchies and considers how events in each nation were shaped by
being part of a multiple kingdom as well as by their own internal
dynamics. Throughout, special attention is given to the
personalities and political style of successive rulers. Their role
in precipitating two revolutions is examined against the background
of longer term constitutional, religious and social themes. In
particular, the parallels between James I and Charles II, and
between Charles I and James II, are clearly drawn out.
List of Maps.
List of Genealogical Tables.
List of Abbreviations.
Preface.
1. 1603: Union of the Crowns.
2. Great Britain's Solomon.
3. The Ascendancy of Buckingham.
4. The Personal Rule of Charles.
5. The Collapse of Multiple Monarchies.
6. War in Three Kingdoms.
7. The British Republic.
8. The Restoration of the British Monarchies.
9. Court and Country.
10. Exclusion and Reaction.
11. A Glorious Revolution?.
12. Britain under William and Anne.
13. 1707: Union of the Kingdom.
Bibliographical Essay.
Appendices.
Index.
