Charles I and the Road to Personal Rule

Reeve, L.J.

ISBN 10: 0521361842 / ISBN 13: 9780521361842

Published by Cambridge Univ. Press, 2003

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Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History series. Out of print in hardback. Very presentable, clean. tight and sound copy. Jacket not price clipped, very smart. xi + 325 pages, bibliography, indexed. For more 16th/17th century history re politics, religion, civil war, literature, commonwealth etc etc please check my listings using SL17C in Keywords search box. Postal discounts apply if ordering more than one book - please ask. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History ; ISBN: 0521361842. ISBN/EAN: 9780521361842. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 26670.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Charles I and the Road to Personal Rule
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521361842
• ISBN 13: 9780521361842
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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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.