This enlightening collection of essays evaluates the seventeenth century, interpreting what was once called "The Puritan Revolution," the ideas that helped produce it and its outcomes, as well as the relationship between these ideas and the political and economic events of the time.

Each essay approaches the subject from a different perspective, examining aspects of the revolution—whether religious, constitutional, economic, or biographical—in combination with a lively sympathy for the men who lived through this revolutionary era. Analyzing the writings of Marvell, Hobbes, Harrington, and Samuel Richardson, as well as less "respectable" authors, Professor Hill examines the legacy of the Reformation and the inspiration offered by ideas such as the Brotherhood of Man and the desire to recreate a pre-Norman Golden Age.

A book that no serious student of history should miss; it is a treasure trove of interesting details and powerful ideas, CV Wedgwood.

Pages: 384, Dimensions: 15.6x15.6cm