Revolt in the Provinces The People of England and the Tragedies of War 1634-1648

by Morrill, John; Morrill, J.S.

• ISBN13: 9780582254886
• ISBN10: 0582254884
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-12-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This text caused a major stir when it was first published in 1976. Redirecting scholarly attention to the county communties, it reassessed their role in the events of the 1630s and 1640s, claiming they were far more independent of London and the national leadership than usually supposed, and that provincial opinion was itself a powerful actor in the countdown to civil war. Much work has since appeared to confirm or modify these findings. In this reset second edition the original survives largely untouched; but now includes entirely new histiorographic commentary on the text and supporting documents.

Author Biography

John Morrill is Professor of British and Irish History at the University of Cambridge, and Vice Master and Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements (1976)
Acknowledgements (1998)
List of Maps
Introduction: The Intellectual Origins of The Revolt of the Provinces (1998)	p. 1
The Coming of War	p. 24
The Progress of War	p. 75
Reactions to War, 1643-49	p. 123
Conclusion: The Revolt of the Provinces Revisited (1998)	p. 177
Maps	p. 209
Index	p. 213
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