A ready reference for general readers, undergraduate and graduate
students, teachers, and scholars, this volume contains 320 entries
by 80 experts, covering a broad range of topics, plus a lengthy
chronology and extensive bibliography. The entries are based on
current scholarship and are followed by pertinent references. Among
the items included are biographies of kings and queens, ministers,
opposition leaders, ecclesiastics, and literary figures; entries on
the army, navy, courts, and other institutions; local government
and officials; important court cases and documents, such as the
Great Contract, Petition of Right, and Bill of Rights; and
controversial examples of the Royal prerogative, such as the
dispensing and suspending of powers. The volume also covers the
Civil Wars, Glorious Revolution, and other rebellions; the Dutch,
French, and Spanish Wars; and diplomatic events. Anglicanism,
Puritanism, and other religious topics are included as well as
political groups, such as the Cavaliers and Roundheads, and
radicals like the Diggers and Fifth Monarchists. Social and
economic topics include agriculture, mercantilism, poor laws,
population, and taxation. The dictionary also covers cultural
topics, conceptual topics such as divine right, and topics on
women. Although the book focuses on England, it also includes
entries on Ireland, Scotland, and Wales and topics relating to
those areas.
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