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

by Hutton, Ronald

• ISBN13: 9780198203926
• ISBN10: 0198203926
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-07-08
• Publisher: Clarendon Press

Summary

The years 1658-1667 form one of the most vital and eventful periods in English history, witnessing the Plague, the Great Fire of London, the naval wars against the Dutch, and, above all, the transformation of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth into the Restoration monarchy of Charles II. Ronald Hutton's detailed study of the period returns to nearly all the extant manuscript sources and reworks every issue afresh. The result is an absorbing and perceptive account of national experience as government policy changed, influenced by the interaction of central concerns, localperspectives, and the various social, political, and religious groups.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Introduction	p. 1
September 1658	p. 3
The End of the English Republic	p. 21
The Fall of the Protectorate	p. 21
The Collapse of the Republican Alliance	p. 42
Tbe Breaking of the English Army	p. 68
The Road to Restoration	p. 85
Conclusions	p. 119
The Restoration Settlements	p. 125
The First Settlement	p. 125
The Second Settlement	p. 155
Conclusions	p. 181
The Testing of the Regime	p. 185
The Years of Doubt	p. 185
The Years of Ordeal	p. 220
The Reckoning	p. 268
Conclusions	p. 285
References	p. 291
Notes	p. 294
Index	p. 373
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