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History of the English People, Volume V / Puritan England, 1603-1660

John Richard Green

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 222 pages

Volume Five of John Richard Green's History of the English People covers Puritan England from 1603 to 1660. It surveys the religious and political conflicts, the struggle between crown and Parliament, and the rise of Puritanism. It is worth listening to as a classic narrative overview of a formative period in English history.

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Transcriber's Note:
Click on the page number in the left margin to see
an image of the page.
The index for the entire 8 volume set of History of
the English People was located at the end of Volume
VIII. For ease in accessibility, it has been removed
and produced as a separate volume (http://
www.gutenberg.org/etext/25533).
HISTORY
OF
THE ENGLISH
PEOPLE

BY
JOHN RICHARD GREEN, M.A.
HONORARY FELLOW OF JESUS
COLLEGE, OXFORD
VOLUME V
PURITAN ENGLAND, 1603-1644
London
MACMILLAN AND CO., Ltd.
NEW YORK: MACMILLAN & CO.
1896
First Edition 1879; Reprinted 1882,
1886, 1891.
Eversley Edition, 1896.
BOOK VI
CHAPTER VII
PAGE
Tƒŧ EƿƄƯĵƿŠ Ljż SƒĵƫǪǙŧǡŧ. 1593-1603
1

BOOK VII
PURITAN ENGLAND. 1603-1660
CHAPTER I
75
ENGLAND AND PURITANISM. 1603-1660
CHAPTER II
THE KING OF SCOTS.
120
CHAPTER III
146
THE BREAK WITH THE PARLIAMENT. 1603-1611
CHAPTER IV
THE FAVOURITES. 1611-1625
183
CHAPTER V
CHARLES I. AND THE PARLIAMENT. 1625-1629
242
CHAPTER VI
THE PERSONAL GOVERNMENT. 1629-1635
272
CHAPTER VII
THE RISING OF THE SCOTS. 1635-1640
315
CHAPTER VIII
THE LONG PARLIAMENT. 1640-1644
344

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