ABSTRACT
The 17th century was a dynamic period characterized by huge political and social changes, including the Civil War, the execution of Charles I, the Commonwealth and the Restoration. The Britain of 1714 was recognizably more modern than it was in 1603. At the heart of these changes was religion and the search for an acceptable religious settlement, which stimulated the Pilgrim Fathers to leave to settle America, the Popish plot and the Glorious Revolution in which James II was kicked off the throne.
This book looks at both the private aspects of human beliefs and practices and also institutional religion, investigating the growing competition between rival versions of Christianity and the growing expectation that individuals should be allowed to worship as they saw fit.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |6 pages
Introduction: the Post-Reformation
chapter |25 pages
England, Ireland and Scotland in 1603
part |188 pages
Religion and politics
chapter |22 pages
James I (1603–25)
chapter |25 pages
Charles I (1625–38)
chapter |33 pages
Civil war and revolution (1638–49)
chapter |26 pages
The Commonwealth and Protectorate (1649–60)
chapter |29 pages
Charles II (1660–85)
chapter |20 pages
James II, revolution and toleration (1685–89)
chapter |28 pages
William III and Anne (1689–1714)
part |107 pages
Religion and society