This collection of essays re-examines the historical debates of the early Stuart period from a fresh vantage point: the career of Thomas Wentworth, first Earl of Strafford. Wentworth played a crucial role in virtually every disputed policy and debate of the 1620s and 1630s. A noted 'country' parliamentarian, then a Privy Councillor and President of the Council in the North, a controversial Lord Deputy of Ireland and a close ally of Archbishop Laud - Wentworth's career encapsulates many of the paradoxes and tensions in early Stuart politics. This collection boasts a series of major articles by some of the most prominent historians currently active in seventeenth-century political history. The essays explore the nature of the political world under Charles I through Wentworth's career, challenging some of the categories and presuppositions which characterise recent work on the pre-Civil War period.

A collection of major articles examining Stuart politics through the career of Thomas Wentworth.
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' ... a high-quality collection, essential reading for anyone who wishes to examine the cutting edge of early Stuart historiography'. History
' ... the volume is ... a very useful addition to the burgeoning literature on what has been called the 'new British history'. Historical Journal



Book Information
ISBN 9780521521994
Author J. F. Merritt
Format Paperback
Page Count 308
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 577g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 23mm