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England Under Siege, 1588-1688
Book • 2021
This book by Clare Jackson delves into the complex and tumultuous period of English history from 1588 to 1688.
It covers significant events such as the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, the English Civil War, the regicide of Charles I, and the Glorious Revolution.
The narrative highlights the instability, religious extremism, power struggles, and violent rebellions that characterized this era, as well as England's intricate and often conflicted relationships with European nations like France, Spain, and the Dutch.
Jackson's account provides a detailed and original perspective on a century that fundamentally altered England's destiny and its constitutional arrangements.
It covers significant events such as the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, the English Civil War, the regicide of Charles I, and the Glorious Revolution.
The narrative highlights the instability, religious extremism, power struggles, and violent rebellions that characterized this era, as well as England's intricate and often conflicted relationships with European nations like France, Spain, and the Dutch.
Jackson's account provides a detailed and original perspective on a century that fundamentally altered England's destiny and its constitutional arrangements.
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Tyler Cowen as a book that stresses how much British thought and life in the 17th century was deranged.
Tyler Cowen as a book that stresses how much British thought and life in the 17th century was deranged.
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Mentioned by Anne McElvoy as a book that catalogues the intricacies of Tudor and Stuart statecraft and diplomacy.
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