Charles I and the Road to Personal Rule by L. J. Reeve

L. J. Reeve

ISBN 10: 0521361842 / ISBN 13: 9780521361842

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1989

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VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: Charles I and the Road to Personal Rule by L. J. Reeve Summary: 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 fills a gap in the historical literature of the period by integrating ideological with political developments and English with international affairs. It is also a contribution to the wider European history of a critical phase of the Thirty Years War. The book offers a new way of understanding Charles by demonstrating how ill-suited his personality was to the workings of the political world. It also argues that Charles's innovatory rule created a new pattern of national politics deeply destructive in its effects. The book gives a gripping account of the king's willingness to pervert the due process of law in dealing with his political opponents, as well as investigating his failures in religious and foreign policy Author: L. J. Reeve Publisher: Cambridge University Press Year Published: 1989 Edition: 1st Edition Dimensions: 23.5cm x 15.5cm Binding type: Hardcover ISBN: 9780521361842 Notes: SKU: VSS / 254 / H / 7039 / 5383 Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Handling marks, marks Book condition: Very good. Handling marks, marks Binding: Intact Pages: 325 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Charles I and the Road to Personal Rule by L. J. Reeve
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521361842
• ISBN 13: 9780521361842
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 0.75 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Politics and Society
  • History

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Synopsis

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 fills a gap in the historical literature of the period by integrating ideological with political developments and English with international affairs. It is also a contribution to the wider European history of a critical phase of the Thirty Years War. The book offers a new way of understanding Charles by demonstrating how ill-suited his personality was to the workings of the political world. It also argues that Charles's innovatory rule created a new pattern of national politics deeply destructive in its effects. The book gives a gripping account of the king's willingness to pervert the due process of law in dealing with his political opponents, as well as investigating his failures in religious and foreign policy.

Book Description

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.