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Anthony Ashley Cooper, First Earl of Shaftesbury 1621-1683 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Anthony Ashley Cooper, First Earl of Shaftesbury 1621-1683 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Anthony Ashley Cooper, First Earl of Shaftesbury, was a giant on
the English political scene of the later seventeenth century.
Despite taking up arms against the king in the Civil War, and his
active participation in the republican governments of the 1650s,
Shaftesbury managed to retain a leading role in public affairs
following the Restoration of Charles II, being raised to the
peerage and holding several major offices. Following his dismissal
from government in 1673 he then became de facto leader of the
opposition faction and champion of the Protestant cause, before
finally fleeing the country in 1681 following charges of high
treason. In order to understand fully such a complex and
controversial figure, this volume draws upon the specialised
knowledge of nine leading scholars to investigate Shaftesbury's
life and reputation. As well as re-evaluating the well-known
episodes in which he was involved - his early republican
sympathies, the Cabal, the Popish Plot and the politics of party
faction - other less familiar themes are also explored. These
include his involvement with the expansion of England's overseas
colonies, his relationship with John Locke, his connections with
Scotland and Ireland and his high profile public reputation. Each
chapter has been especially commissioned to give an insight into a
different facet of his career, whilst simultaneously adding to an
overall evaluation of the man, his actions and beliefs. As such,
this book presents a unique and coherent picture of Shaftesbury
that draws upon the very latest interdisciplinary research, and
will no doubt stimulate further work on the most intriguing
politician of his generation.
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