The Reigns of Charles II and James VII & II

Examines and analyzes some of the challenging new theories relating to politics society religion and culture from the time of the British Restorations of 1660 to the Revolution of 1688-9. All contributors are specialists in aspects of late 17th-century British history; thus the volume provides both a general survey of the principal themes of the Post-Reformation era as well as specific insights derived from the detailed research of each historian. A sampling of Restoration political thought; politics finance and government; religion; the Restoration town; land ownership; the aristocracy; the country gentry consumption and wealth; and international relations war and the armed forces. Annotation c. by Book News Inc. Portland Or.