James II and the Trial of the Seven Bishops - Hardcover

Gibson, W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230204007 ISBN 13: 9780230204003

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

Synopsis

The trial of the seven bishops in 1688 was a signifcant prelude to the Glorious Revolution, as popular support for the bishops led to a widespread welcome for William of Orange's invasion. Their prosecution showed James II at his most intolerant, and threatened the only institution for which most English people felt more loyalty than the monarchy.

About this title

About the Author:

WILLIAM GIBSON is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He has published widely on religion and society in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including books on Benjamin Hoadly and religion and the Englightentment between 1600 and 1800. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Royal Society of Arts.

Review:

'...a refreshing work...' - Sybil Jack, Journal of Religious History

'Gibson's well written and well-documented account of James and the bishops will surely become the new standard authority on these "implausible revolutionaries" (20) for many decades.' - Barbara Brandon Schnorrenberg, Anglican and Episcopal History

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0230204007
• ISBN 13: 9780230204003
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 261