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James VI and I. James VI of Scotland, 1567-1603 ; A stranger in the land ; Settling the affairs of religion ; One good Stewart would put all in order ; A true love knot knit fast ; The Bohemian revolt and the crisis of the early 1620s
Charles I. A prince 'bred in parliaments' ; Halcyon days or perilous times? ; Contumacious troublers and disquieters of the peace ; Ireland and Scotland under Charles I ; The British crisis ; The grievances of the Commonwealth ; The Irish rebellion, the Grand Remonstrance, and the drift to war ; The rise of royalism
From the eBook - First edition.
Cover; Rebellion: Britain's First Stuart Kings, 1567-1642; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Plates; Conventions and Style; Prologue; 1: 'How to Reigne Well'; God's Lieutenant; Ambiguities; Providing for the Safety of Body and Soul; How to Respond to Tyranny; James VI and I; 2: James VI of Scotland, 1567-1603; 3: A Stranger in the Land; The Hampton Court Conference; The Parliament of 1604 and the Form of Apology and Satisfaction; The Canons of 1604 and the Subscription Campaign; The Gunpowder Plot and the Failure of Union; 4: Settling the Affairs of Religion.
5: One Good Steward Would Put All in OrderThe Great Contract; The Addled Parliament of 1614; Politics without Parliament; 6: A True Love Knot Knit Fast; A: 'That Infortunate Country of Irelande'; The Mandates Policy; The Plantation of Ulster; The Irish Parliament, the Convocation, and the Irish Confession of Faith of 1615; A Work 'Not Yet Conducted unto Perfection'; B: Scotland; The Revival of Episcopacy; Reform of the Liturgy; 'A Concurrence of So Many Faelicities'; 7: The Bohemian Revolt and the Crisis of the Early 1620s.
The Palatinate, Public Opinion, and the Meeting of the 1621 ParliamentThe Scottish Parliament of 1621; The Protestation of 1621; James's Strategy Unravels; The Blessed Revolution; All Were Equal in Death; Charles I; 8: A Prince 'Bred in Parliaments'; The Personality of Charles I; 'This Heavy Time of Contagion': 34 The Parliament of 1625; The 1626 Parliament and the Impeachment of Buckingham; The Forced Loan; 'The Crisis of Parliaments': The Parliament of 1628 and the Petition of Right; The Assassination of Buckingham and the Parliamentary Session of 1629; 9: Halcyon Days or Perilous Times?
Personal MonarchyDevices to Maintain the State; Ceremony-Mongers and Cathedralists; The Reception of Laudianism; 10: Contumacious Troublers and Disquieters of the Peace; Censorship and the Public Sphere; High Commission; Star Chamber; The Great Migration; 11: Ireland and Scotland under Charles I; A: Ireland; B: Scotland; 12: The British Crisis; The Bishops' Wars; The Irish Parliament, the Short Parliament, and the Convocation; The Battle for Public Opinion; 13: The Grievances of the Commonwealth; A Strong Expectation of Ensuing Good; Reform of the Church.
14: The Irish Rebellion, the Grand Remonstrance, and the Drift to WarThe Grand Remonstrance and the Drift to War; 15: The Rise of Royalism; Procuring Hands for the Continuing of Episcopal Government; Royalist Propaganda; Charles I's Appeal to the Public; The Constitutional Theory of the English Civil War; Conclusion; Abbreviations Used in the Notes; Notes; Prologue; Chapter 1. 'How to Reigne Well'; Chapter 2. James VI of Scotland, 1567-1603; Chapter 3. A Stranger in the Land; Chapter 4. Settling the Affairs of Religion; Chapter 5. One Good Steward Would Put All in Order.
