The Puritan Gentry

The Great Puritan Families of Early Stuart England
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-62542-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 494 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Puritanism

Originally published in 1984, this was the first detailed study of the impact of Puritan influences on the wealthy county families of early Stuart England. It discusses one of the central issues in the history of the English Civil War: what motivated those men and women who risked all in opposition to King Charles I. The book looks at the role played by gentry families in the advancement or defence of ‘true religion’, and considers the reasons why powerful families which helped to govern the counties were to be found among the godly. It explores the conflict between class values and the exacting demands of an austere religious philosophy and examines the relationship between the Puritan gentry and the clerical Puritans who included authors, university dons, schoolmasters, lecturers and parish clergy.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cliffe, J. T.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. God’s Elect 2. A Life of Piety 3. Holiness and Sobriety 4. Marriage and Parenthood 5. The Puritan Undergraduate 6. Riches and Morality 7. Social Attitudes and Relationships 8. Godliness Under Threat 9. Godly Patronage 10. Despair and Hope 11. Doing God’s Work

Über Autor(innen)

J. T. Cliffe is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.