Constitutional Royalism and the Search for Settlement, c.1640-1649

By David L. Smith

Book Overview

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 criticized 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521893399
• ISBN13: 9780521893398
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"