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Charles I was a complex man whose career intersected with some of the most dramatic events in English history. He played a central role in provoking the English Civil War, and his execution led to the only republican government Britain has ever known. Historians have struggled to get him into perspective, veering between outright condemnation and measured sympathy.
Richard Cust shows that Charles I was not ‘unfit to be a king’, emphasising his strengths as a party leader and conviction politician, but concludes that, none the less, his prejudices and attitudes, and his mishandling of political crises did much to bring about a civil war in Britain. He argues that ultimately, after the war, Charles pushed his enemies into a position where they had little choice but to execute him.
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This new perspective on the troubled relationship between Charles I and the English aristocracy explores the effectiveness of Charles' efforts to cultivate and strengthen the peerage. It analyses how and why most peers supported the king at the outbreak of civil war, challenging notions of aristocratic decline and 'noble revolt'.
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'Richard Cust's new biography (is) by far the best to date... This is an outstanding piece of work: not only the best life of the king yet produced, but also the most subtle and balanced synthesis of current research on the politics and religion of the reign currently in print.'
John Adamson, BBC History
'Cust comes as close to producing a definitive account of the nature of Charles I's kingship as anyone is likely to do for a long time. [...] We should be grateful....for this brilliantly conceived and deeply pondered work. It becomes a crucial point of reference, always trustworthy and enlightening.'
Anthony Fletcher, History Today
Charles I has often been portrayed as unfit to rule, with historians blaming him for the events surrounding the Civil War. In this major biography Richard Cust examines and addresses their judgements of the king – that he was an uncounselled ruler, insufficiently popular, more effective as a party leader than as a monarch, or, most damning, a fatal combination of the obstinate, unrealistic and untruthful.
In reality, Charles I was a complex man whose career intersected with some of the most dramatic events in English history. He played a central role in provoking the English Civil War, and his execution led to the only republican government Britainhas ever known.
Although Cust shows convincingly that Charles I was not ‘unfit to be a king’, emphasising his strengths as a party leader and conviction politician, he concludes that, none the less, this monarch’s prejudices and attitudes, and his mishandling of political crises did much to bring about a civil war in Britain. He argues that ultimately, Charles pushed his enemies into a position where they had little choice but to execute him.
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- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1405859032
- ISBN 13 9781405859035
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages512
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