Constitutional royalism and the search for settlement, c. 1640-1649

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Constitutional royalism and the search for settlement, c. 1640-1649

Statement of responsibility

David L. Smith

Title variation

Constitutional Royalism & the Search for Settlement, c.1640–1649

Creator

• Smith, David L., (David Lawrence), 1963-

Subject

• Constitutional history -- Great Britain
• Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1625-1649
• Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649
• Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century

Language

eng

Summary

'Constitutional royalism' is one of the most familiar yet least often examined of all the political labels found in the historiography of the English Revolution. This book fills a gap by investigating the leading Constitutional royalists who rallied to King Charles I in 1642 while consistently urging him to reach an 'accommodation' with Parliament. These royalists' early careers reveal that a commitment to the rule of law and a relative lack of 'godly' zeal were the characteristic predictors of Constitutional royalism in the Civil War. Such attitudes explain why many of them criticised the policies of the King's personal rule, but also why they joined the King in 1642 and tried to achieve a negotiated settlement thereafter. The final part of the book traces the Constitutional royalists through the Interregnum - during which they consciously withdrew from public life - to the Restoration, when many of them returned to prominence and saw their ideas vindicated.--

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• Cambridge studies in early modern British history

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UkCbUP

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index present

Literary form

non fiction

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dictionaries

Series statement

• Cambridge studies in early modern British history
• Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks