ABSTRACT

There is an immense range of books about the English Civil War, but one historian stands head and shoulders above all others for the quality of his work on the subject. In 1961 Christopher Hill first published what has come to be acknowledged as the best concise history of the period, Century of Revolution. Stimulating, vivid and provocative, his graphic depiction of the turbulent era examines ordinary English men and women as well as kings and queens.

chapter 1|6 pages

INTRODUCTORY

part |2 pages

Part I 1603–40

chapter 2|6 pages

NARRATIVE OF EVENTS

chapter 3|28 pages

ECONOMICS

chapter 4|31 pages

POLITICS AND THE CONSTITUTION

chapter 5|26 pages

RELIGION AND IDEAS

chapter 6|7 pages

CONCLUSION, 1603–40

part |2 pages

Part II 1640–60

chapter 7|8 pages

NARRATIVE OF EVENTS

chapter 8|26 pages

POLITICS AND THE CONSTITUTION

chapter 9|18 pages

ECONOMICS

chapter 10|25 pages

RELIGION AND IDEAS

chapter 11|5 pages

CONCLUSION, 1640–60

part |2 pages

Part III 1660–88

chapter 12|7 pages

NARRATIVE OF EVENTS

chapter 13|21 pages

ECONOMICS

chapter 14|19 pages

POLITICS AND THE CONSTITUTION

chapter 15|13 pages

RELIGION AND IDEAS

part |2 pages

Part IV 1688–1714

chapter 16|5 pages

NARRATIVE OF EVENTS

chapter 17|13 pages

ECONOMICS

chapter 18|16 pages

POLITICS AND THE CONSTITUTION

chapter 19|16 pages

RELIGION AND IDEAS

chapter 20|5 pages

CONCLUSION, 1660–1714