David L. Smith has been a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge since 1988. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago in 1991, the year in which he won the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize. His previous books include Constitutional Royalism and the Search for Settlement, c. 1640-1649 (1994), and edited with R. Strier and D. Bevington, The Theatrical City: Culture, Theatre and Politics in London 1576-1649 (1995).

"Dr Nicholls has proved to be a resourceful choice ... he delivers an accurate, sensitive and engaging account, never allowing the reader to be lost in the quagmires of scholarly debate." The Historical Association

• List of Plates ixList of Maps xiPreface xiiList of Abbreviations xvGenealogical Tables xvi1 1603 Union of the Crown 12 Great Britain’s Solomon 293 The Ascendency of Buckingham 514 The Personal Rule of Charles I 775 The Collapse of Multiple Monarchies 1056 War in Three Kingdoms 1317 The British Republic 1658 The Restoration of the British Monarchies 1979 Court and Country 22110 Exclusion and Reaction 25411 A Glorious Revolution? 26712 Britain Under William and Anne 29913 1707 Union of the Kingdoms 329Notes 349Bibliographical Essay 359Appendix 1: Glossary 382Appendix 2: Archbishops of Canterbury, 1603-1707 392Appendix 3: Lord Chancellors and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, 1603-1707 393Appendix 4: Lord Treasurers of England, 1603-1707 395Appendix 5: Principal Secretaries of State of England, 1603-1707 397Appendix 6: Chief Governors of Ireland, 1603-1707 402Appendix 7: Scottish Secretaries, 1603-1707 405Appendix 8 (A): English Parliamentary Sessions, 1604-1707 407Appendix 8 (B): Irish Parliamentary Sessions, 1613-1713 410Appendix 8 (C): Scottish Parliamentary Sessions, 1604-1707 407Appendix 9 (A): The Population of England and Wales, 1601-1706 415Appendix 9 (B): The Population of Ireland, 1603-1712 416Appendix 9 (C): The Population of Scotland, 1603-1707 417Appendix 10: Prices in England, 1601-1700 418Appendix 11: Wage-rates in England, 1580-1710 419Index 420

David L. Smith has been a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge since 1988. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago in 1991, the year in which he won the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize. His previous books include Constitutional Royalism and the Search for Settlement, c. 1640-1649 (1994), and edited with R. Strier and D. Bevington, The Theatrical City: Culture, Theatre and Politics in London 1576-1649 (1995).

"Dr Nicholls has proved to be a resourceful choice ... he delivers an accurate, sensitive and engaging account, never allowing the reader to be lost in the quagmires of scholarly debate." The Historical Association

• List of Plates ixList of Maps xiPreface xiiList of Abbreviations xvGenealogical Tables xvi1 1603 Union of the Crown 12 Great Britain’s Solomon 293 The Ascendency of Buckingham 514 The Personal Rule of Charles I 775 The Collapse of Multiple Monarchies 1056 War in Three Kingdoms 1317 The British Republic 1658 The Restoration of the British Monarchies 1979 Court and Country 22110 Exclusion and Reaction 25411 A Glorious Revolution? 26712 Britain Under William and Anne 29913 1707 Union of the Kingdoms 329Notes 349Bibliographical Essay 359Appendix 1: Glossary 382Appendix 2: Archbishops of Canterbury, 1603-1707 392Appendix 3: Lord Chancellors and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, 1603-1707 393Appendix 4: Lord Treasurers of England, 1603-1707 395Appendix 5: Principal Secretaries of State of England, 1603-1707 397Appendix 6: Chief Governors of Ireland, 1603-1707 402Appendix 7: Scottish Secretaries, 1603-1707 405Appendix 8 (A): English Parliamentary Sessions, 1604-1707 407Appendix 8 (B): Irish Parliamentary Sessions, 1613-1713 410Appendix 8 (C): Scottish Parliamentary Sessions, 1604-1707 407Appendix 9 (A): The Population of England and Wales, 1601-1706 415Appendix 9 (B): The Population of Ireland, 1603-1712 416Appendix 9 (C): The Population of Scotland, 1603-1707 417Appendix 10: Prices in England, 1601-1700 418Appendix 11: Wage-rates in England, 1580-1710 419Index 420

David L. Smith has been a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge since 1988. He was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago in 1991, the year in which he won the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize. His previous books include Constitutional Royalism and the Search for Settlement, c. 1640-1649 (1994), and edited with R. Strier and D. Bevington, The Theatrical City: Culture, Theatre and Politics in London 1576-1649 (1995).

"Dr Nicholls has proved to be a resourceful choice ... he delivers an accurate, sensitive and engaging account, never allowing the reader to be lost in the quagmires of scholarly debate." The Historical Association

• List of Plates ixList of Maps xiPreface xiiList of Abbreviations xvGenealogical Tables xvi1 1603 Union of the Crown 12 Great Britain’s Solomon 293 The Ascendency of Buckingham 514 The Personal Rule of Charles I 775 The Collapse of Multiple Monarchies 1056 War in Three Kingdoms 1317 The British Republic 1658 The Restoration of the British Monarchies 1979 Court and Country 22110 Exclusion and Reaction 25411 A Glorious Revolution? 26712 Britain Under William and Anne 29913 1707 Union of the Kingdoms 329Notes 349Bibliographical Essay 359Appendix 1: Glossary 382Appendix 2: Archbishops of Canterbury, 1603-1707 392Appendix 3: Lord Chancellors and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, 1603-1707 393Appendix 4: Lord Treasurers of England, 1603-1707 395Appendix 5: Principal Secretaries of State of England, 1603-1707 397Appendix 6: Chief Governors of Ireland, 1603-1707 402Appendix 7: Scottish Secretaries, 1603-1707 405Appendix 8 (A): English Parliamentary Sessions, 1604-1707 407Appendix 8 (B): Irish Parliamentary Sessions, 1613-1713 410Appendix 8 (C): Scottish Parliamentary Sessions, 1604-1707 407Appendix 9 (A): The Population of England and Wales, 1601-1706 415Appendix 9 (B): The Population of Ireland, 1603-1712 416Appendix 9 (C): The Population of Scotland, 1603-1707 417Appendix 10: Prices in England, 1601-1700 418Appendix 11: Wage-rates in England, 1580-1710 419Index 420