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Puritanism and Revolution

Studies in Interpretation of the English Revolution of the 17th Century

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  • © 1997

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  1. Christopher Hill
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Movements and Men

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Recent Interpretations of the Civil War

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 3-29

    3. Social and Economic Consequences of the Henrician Reformation

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 30-45

    4. The Norman Yoke

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 46-111

    5. The English Revolution and the Brotherhood of Man

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 112-138

    6. The Agrarian Legislation of the Revolution

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 139-177

  3. Men and Movements

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Lord Clarendon and the Puritan Revolution

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 181-194

    3. William Perkins and the Poor

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 195-215

    4. The Political Sermons of John Preston

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 216-247

    5. Thomas Hobbes and the Revolution in Political Thought

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 248-268

    6. James Harrington and the People

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 269-281

    7. The Mad Hatter

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 282-289

    8. John Mason and the End of the World

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 290-302

    9. Society and Andrew Marvell

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 303-331

    10. Clarissa Harlowe and Her Times

      • Christopher Hill
      Pages 332-356

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 357-365
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About this book

This illuminating collection of essays assesses the 17th century, interpreting what used to be called "The Puritan Revolution," the ideas which helped to produce it and resulted from it, and the relations between these ideas and the political events of the day.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Puritanism and Revolution

  • Book Subtitle: Studies in Interpretation of the English Revolution of the 17th Century

  • Authors: Christopher Hill

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-61668-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-312-17434-7Published: 15 October 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-61668-8Published: 30 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 365

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland

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