Empire, Religion and Revolution in Early Virginia, 1607-1786 (Hardcover, New)

This book is a chronicle of England's contrasting imperial civil and ecclesiastical policies for its first two colonies, Ireland and Virginia. The settlement of Virginia contrasted sharply with England's experience in Ireland. It was not an undertaking of the state but a commercial enterprise delegated by James I to the merchant adventurers of the Virginia Company of London. The colony was launched without the familiar English civil, military, and ecclesiastical personnel and leadership applied in Ireland. It was the Company's obligation to recruit settlers for the colony, provide governance, administration, laws, and religious worship in accordance with the English Church. Ireland was not an imperial model for Virginia.
The novelty of governing a sparsely settled colony thirty-seven-hundred miles distant from Whitehall in London proved financially difficult for the Virginia Company. After its charter was revoked in 1624 the province became a royal jurisdiction. Gradually over several decades the governor and legislature advocated and implemented statutes for the conduct of civil, ecclesiastical, trade, and commercial affairs. Between 1680 and 1713 London officials applied new imperial policies for the governance of overseas affairs that became the formula for the administration of the province until the Declaration of Independence.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Modern History
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	J. Bell
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	268
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-32791-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	1-137-32791-X
Barcode:	9781137327918

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