Constitutional Royalism and the Search for Settlement, c.1640-1649

AvDavid L. Smith

Inbunden, Engelska, 1994

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'Constitutional royalism' is one of the most familiar yet least often examined of all the political labels found in the historiography of the English Revolution. This book fills a gap by investigating the leading Constitutional royalists who rallied to King Charles I in 1642 while consistently urging him to reach an 'accommodation' with Parliament. These royalists' early careers reveal that a commitment to the rule of law and a relative lack of 'godly' zeal were the characteristic predictors of Constitutional royalism in the Civil War. Such attitudes explain why many of them criticised the policies of the King's personal rule, but also why they joined the King in 1642 and tried to achieve a negotiated settlement thereafter. The final part of the book traces the Constitutional royalists through the Interregnum - during which they consciously withdrew from public life - to the Restoration, when many of them returned to prominence and saw their ideas vindicated.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1994-09-08
Mått:160 x 237 x 27 mm
Vikt:680 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
Antal sidor:392
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521410564

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Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; A note on quotations, sources, dates and terminology; Part I. The Origins of Constitutional Royalism: 1. Introduction: themes, debates, sources; 2. Context: the early Stuarts and the early Stuart constitution; 3. Early careers of the main exponents; 4. Formation and convergence, 1640–1642; Part II. Constitutional Royalism in Theory and Practice, 1642–1649: 5. Chronological outline: negotiations formal and informal; 6. Issues and sticking-points; 7. The theory of Constitutional Royalism; Part III. Constitutional Royalism in Perspective: 8. Epilogue: Constitutional Royalism from Regicide to Restoration; 9. Legacy: an ideology vindicated?; 10. Conclusion: assessment and evaluation; Bibliography; Index.