The Puritan Revolution (Routledge Library Editions: Puritanism) - Hardcover

Prall, Stuart E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367628406 ISBN 13: 9780367628406

Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

Originally published in 1968, the documents collected in this volume (all re-set for ease of reading), trace the history of the Puritan Revolution from its roots in the early seventeenth century to the Restoration. They show how the causes and the course of the upheaval were reflected immediately and polemically in the torrent of books, tracts and pamphlets, letters, speeches, sermons, petitions, paper constitutions and government instruments that accompanied and often precipitated events. The documents substantiate the conviction of many scholars that the English Revolution represented a shaking of society comparable to the French and Russian revolutions. The Introduction discusses the work of historians of modern-day historians of the period and contributes to the debate about the underlying causes of the crisis.

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About the Author

Stuart E. Prall is Professor Emeritus in history at CUNY.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367628406
• ISBN 13: 9780367628406
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 362