The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England PDF
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i ii iii iv BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, UK 29 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland BLOOMSBURY, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published in Great Britain 2023 Copyright © Jonathan Healey, 2023 Maps © Michael Athanson, 2023 Jonathan Healey has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as Author of this work For legal purposes the Acknowledgements on p. 431 constitute an extension of this copyright page All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers Bloomsbury Publishing Plc does not have any control over, or responsibility for, any third-party websites referred to or in this book. All internet addresses given in this book were correct at the time of going to press. The author and publisher regret any inconvenience caused if addresses have changed or sites have ceased to exist, but can accept no responsibility for any such changes A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: HB: 978-1-5266-2165-8; eBook: 978-1-5266-2167-2; ePDF: 978-1-5266-6082-4 Typeset by Newgen KnowledgeWorks Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India To find out more about our authors and books visit www.blo omsb ury.com and sign up for our newsletters v For Alice, with love and curiosity. vi vii Contents Maps ix Introduction 1 Part One 1603−29: The Hearts of Thy Subjects 1 St James’s Day 9 2 The Smart of These Encroaching Tyrants 27 3 A Strange Humming or Buzz 55 4 If Parliaments Live or Die 73 Part Two 1629−42: Paper Combats 5 The Arch of Order and Government 91 6 Black Ribbons 109 7 To Knock Foxes and Wolves on the Head 127 8 This is a Remonstrance to the People 143 9 Dark, Equal Chaos 155 Part Three 1642−58: Parchment in the Fire 10 The Sword of His Vengeance 179 11 Gangrene 199 12 To Satisfy All Men 217 viii 13 Blood Defileth the Land 239 14 To Translate the Nation from Oppression to Liberty 263 15 A Good Constable to Keep the Peace of the Parish 285 Part Four 1658−89: The Original of Power 16 Providence and Power 313 17 The Blazing World 337 18 All the Blessings of Heaven and Earth 353 19 The Original Sovereign Power of Mr Multitude 373 20 The Last Revolution 395 Epilogue 421 Acknowledgements 431 Further Reading 435 Notes 439 A Note on the Engraving 473 Image Credits 475 Index 477 ix
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