Barry Coward is Reader in History at Birkbeck College, London. His previous publications include The Stanleys, Lords Stanley and Earls of Derby: The Origins, Wealth and Power of a Landowning Family, 1385-1672 (1983), Oliver Cromwell (1991), The Stuart Age: England 1603-1714 (second edition, 1994) and, with Christopher Durston, The English Revolution: A Sourcebook (1997). He is the President of the Cromwell Association.

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

Contents.
List of contributors.
Introduction: Barry Coward.
Part I: Stuart Britain and the Wider World.
Part II: The Changing Face of Stuart Britain.
Part III: Stuart Britain 1603-42.
Part IV: Stuart Britain 1642-60.
Part V: Stuart Britain 1660-1714.
Bibliography.
Index.