The ‘Royal Independents’ in the English Civil War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11005755 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valerie Pearl (Somerville Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Pages | 69-96 |
| Publication date | 1968-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0080-4401 • E-ISSN: 1474-0648 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3678956 |
| OpenAlex | W2113074300 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 5 |
Few historians of the Long Parliament would regard the form of Church government as the first concern of the parliamentary leaders in their negotiations with the king. Contemporary historians considered that the early struggle was not about religion. The royalist Clarendon, the parliamentarian Thomas May, even Richard Baxter, a deeply religious Puritan, were unanimous. To the aristocracy and gentry, it was essentially a conflict over political power and public safety. Religious fervour would inspire the New Model Army, rouse the London citizens, and stimulate the printing presses. But how many members of Parliament or of the gentry in 1640 supported fundamental religious change? Sir Edward Dering told the Commons on 20 November 1641 that he had heard no one there declare themselves for either Presbyterianism or Independency. When Baxter described the composition of the Rump Parliament, he did not see it as the culmination or fulfilment of a religious movement, the expression of Independency
Aristocracy (class · Commons · Gentry · House of Commons · Negotiation · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Royalist · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law
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The Independents Again
Revolutionaries and Rumpers
Definitions of Liberty on the Eve Of Civil War
Led by the hand
The Origins of the Politics of the Parliamentary Middle Group, 1625–1629
Parliament and the Crown Jewels in the English Revolution, 1641–1644
A Courtier's Progress
The Curse of Meroz and the English Civil War
English Civil War Politics and the Religious Settlement
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1968 - 2019 (52) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |