9780521521338: Charles I and the Road to Personal Rule

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An analysis of the political crisis leading to Charles I's personal rule in England.

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Descrizione del libro

This study of the character and policies of Charles I provides an analysis of the political crisis leading to his personal rule in England during the years before the civil wars. It also offers a new way of understanding Charles by demonstrating how ill-suited his personality was to the workings of the political world.

Contenuti

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Buckingham's England in crisis; 3. The death of a Parliament; 4. The aftermath; 5. Government and justice; 6. The king, his court and its enemies; 7. Foreign policy; 8. Decision; 9. The anatomy of a political transition; Bibliography; Index.

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9780521361842: Charles I and the Road to Personal Rule

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ISBN 10:  0521361842 ISBN 13:  9780521361842
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1989
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