Warning-pieces -- Prelude to war: fore-runners of destruction -- Civil war: these troublesome and distracted times -- Cavaliers and roundheads: the divells agents still -- Christian astrology: amongst the celestial hieroglyphicks -- Sectarians and recusants: "recant" those dangerous errors -- The removal of the king: innocent blood calls for vengeance.
Summary:
"Signs and Wonders in Britain's Age of Revolution is an original collection of primary sources from the era encompassing the political, religious, and social tumult of the English Civil War. With a focus on Britain in the seventeenth century and covering topics such as astrology, scurrilous pamphlet wars, witch-hunts and trials, and the execution of King Charles I, Signs and Wonders in Britain's Age of Revolution is essential reading for all students of early modern Britain"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.