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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mark ParryPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.300kg ISBN: 9781138712225ISBN 10: 1138712221 Pages: 274 Publication Date: 01 October 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Stuart family tree Introduction 1 Early life and Prince of Wales (1600–25) 2 Patriot king (1625–29) 3 Imperial monarch (1629–40) 4 Royalist-in-chief (1640–42) 5 Warlord (1642–46) 6 Conscientious objector (1646–49) Epilogue: the legacy of a royal martyr Guide to further reading IndexReviews'Parry helpfully engages with historiography throughout the book, and importantly justifies his own standpoint. [...] In sum, this is a fine book, accessible and engaging, with a clear set of conclusions. It deserves to be widely read.' Kenneth Fincham, Sixteenth Century Journal, UK '[...] Parry's work offers a successful and concise overview of the life of Charles I. Parry's clear historiographical discussions, signposting, and his emphasis on the contradictions in Charles's character offer a readable and thorough background for any reader.' Amy Saunders, Royal Studies Journal, UK 'Parry helpfully engages with historiography throughout the book, and importantly justifies his own standpoint. [...] In sum, this is a fine book, accessible and engaging, with a clear set of conclusions. It deserves to be widely read.' Kenneth Fincham, Sixteenth Century Journal, UK '[...] Parry's work offers a successful and concise overview of the life of Charles I. Parry's clear historiographical discussions, signposting, and his emphasis on the contradictions in Charles's character offer a readable and thorough background for any reader.' Amy Saunders, Royal Studies Journal, UK 'Parry helpfully engages with historiography throughout the book, and importantly justifies his own standpoint. [...] In sum, this is a fine book, accessible and engaging, with a clear set of conclusions. It deserves to be widely read.' Kenneth Fincham, Sixteenth Century Journal, UK Author InformationMark Parry read History at Cambridge and completed a doctorate on the political role of the episcopate under the early Stuarts. He teaches History at Westminster School. He is the author of several academic articles on the political and religious history of the early Stuart period and of an A-level textbook Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702 (2015). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |