Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2005. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
From restoration to crisis, c. 1660-1681 -- The nation would not stand long : weaknesses of the restoration monarchy in England -- Popery and arbitrary government : the restoration in Ireland and Scotland and the makings of the British problem -- Fearing for the safety of the people : the popish plot, exclusion and the nature of the Whig challenge, c. 1678-1681 -- The royalist reaction, c. 1679-1685 -- The remedy for the disease : the ideologial response to the exclusionist challenge -- Keeping the reins of government straight : the Tory reaction in England -- From Bothwell Bridge to Wigtown : Scotland and the Stewart reaction -- Malcontents and loyalists : the troubles and disquiets in Ireland from the popish plot to the royalist reaction.
Summary:
The late 17th century was a period of turbulence and political violence in Britain. Beginning with the restoration of the monarchy after the Civil War, this work traces the fate of the monarchy from Charles II's triumphant accession in 1660 to the growing discontent of the 1680s.
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