Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death ofQueen Anne, this companion provides a magisterial overview of the'long' seventeenth century in British history.
* Comprises original contributions by leading scholars of theperiod
* Gives a magisterial overview of the 'long' seventeenthcentury
* Provides a critical reference to historical debates aboutStuart Britain
* Offers new insights into the major political, religious andeconomic changes that occurred during this period
* Includes bibliographical guidance for students andscholars

List of Plates ix
Notes on Contributors x
Introduction xiii
Barry Coward
Part I Stuart Britain and the Wider World 1
1 The Multiple Kingdoms of Britain and Ireland: The 'British Problem' 3
Allan I. Macinnes
2 The Making of Great Britain and Ireland 26
Toby Barnard
3 Asia, the Atlantic and the Subjects of the British Monarchy 45
Nicholas Canny
Part II the Changing Face of Stuart Britain 67
4 The Rise of the Fiscal State 69
Michael J. Braddick
5 The Press and Popular Political Opinion 88
Ian Atherton
6 Gender Relations 111
Elizabeth Foyster
7 Crime and Popular Protest 130
Steve Hindle
8 Economic and Urban Development 148
Craig Muldrew
9 Literature and History 166
Thomas N. Corns
10 Art, Architecture and Politics 187
Tim Wilks
11 Scientific Change: Its Setting and Stimuli 214
Michael Hunter
Part III Stuart Britain, 1603-1642 231
12 Politics in Early Stuart Britain, 1603-1640 233
David L. Smith
13 Religion in Early Stuart Britain, 1603-1642 253
Tom Webster
14 Political Thought in Early Stuart Britain 271
Malcolm Smuts
15 The Outbreak of the Civil Wars in the Three Kingdoms 290
Jason Peacey
Part IV Stuart Britain, 1642-1660 309
16 The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1642-1649 311
David Scott
17 Unkingship, 1649-1660 331
Sean Kelsey
18 Religion, 1640-1660 350
Ann Hughes
19 Political Thought During the English Revolution 374
J. C. Davis
Part V Stuart Britain, 1660-1714 397
20 Politics in Restoration Britain 399
John Miller
21 Religion in Restoration England 416
John Spurr
22 The Revolution of 1688-1689 436
Colin Brooks
23 Politics after the Glorious Revolution 455
Mark Knights
24 Political Thinking between Restoration and Hanoverian Succession 474
Justin Champion
Bibliography 492
Index 530