Samuel Rawson Gardiner
English historian and leading authority on 17th-century England, especially the English Civil War and the Stuart period; author of multi-volume histories on the era.
Books
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1. History Of England From The Accession Of King James I.
A comprehensive narrative of early 17th-century England that begins with the accession of James I and follows the political, religious, and constitutional developments that transformed the nation: the tensions between crown and Parliament, clashes over taxation and royal prerogative, the rise of Puritan opposition and Anglican controversies, and the foreign-policy and fiscal crises that deepened factionalism. Drawing extensively on primary records, the work traces how personalities, parliamentary disputes, and religious conflict eroded trust in monarchical authority and set the country on the road to civil war and upheaval, while situating events within broader social and institutional contexts.
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