Restoration
Charles II and His Kingdoms, 1660-1685
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
26 January 2006
Summary
The late seventeenth century was a period of extraordinary turbulence and political violence in Britain, the like of which has never been seen since. Beginning with the Restoration of the monarchy after the Civil War, this book traces the fate of the monarchy from Charles II’s triumphant accession in 1660 to the growing discontent of the 1680s. Harris looks beyond the popular image of Restoration England revelling in its freedom from the austerity of Puritan rule under a merry monarch and rec…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140264654 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140264655 |
| Author: | Tim Harris |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 26 January 2006 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Tim Harris
Tim Harris is Professor of History at Brown University. His previous books include London Crowds in the Reign of Charles II and The Politics of the Excluded.
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