This book makes an important contribution to the ongoing debate over the emergence of an early modern 'public sphere'. Focusing on the petition-like form of the loyal address, it argues that these texts helped to foster a politically aware public by mapping shifts in the national 'mood'. -- .
The definitive popular account of the landmark event in British history by an acclaimed young historian.
Rousing, brilliant, and hugely readable study of a millennium of one nation's free-thinking* Subtitle: Visionaries, Rebels and Revolutionaries - the men and women who fought for our freedoms
State Oaths, Protestantism and the Political Nation, 1553-1682
Examining the oaths and covenants from the late sixteenth to late seventeenth centuries, this book highlights their significance during a tumultuous era marked by religious and political strife. It explores how Protestant writers framed England as a nation in covenant with God, reshaping concepts of monarchy and political allegiance. The author details the involvement of diverse social groups in these loyalty tests and argues that these covenants profoundly influenced political dynamics, extending their impact into the eighteenth century.