History of England from the Accession of James I to the Outbreak of the Civil War, 1603–1642

This ten-volume edition of Gardiner's history of the period 1603 to 1642 was published in 1883–4.

Samuel Rawson Gardiner (Author)

9781108035736, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 December 2011

432 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.55 kg

Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1829–1902) was a distinguished Victorian historian of the seventeenth century who coined the term 'Puritan Revolution' and was noted for his use of and editorial work on primary sources. This ten-volume work was published in 1883–4, though he had already published eight volumes on the period 1603–37, of which the first two were considerably revised for this edition; and in later works he continued the story through the Civil War, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate. The series was highly regarded in its time, and reprinted often, although it was not without its critics. Gardiner aimed at writing 'scientific history', relying on the facts to speak for themselves. This fourth volume spans the period 1621–3, and includes chapters on the disgrace of Francis Bacon, the voyage of the Mayflower, and English diplomatic efforts to contain the spread of war in Europe.

Preface to the fourth volume
33. The monopolies
34. The fall of Lord Chancellor Bacon
35. The jurisdiction of Parliament
36. The voyage of the 'Mayflower'
37. The dissolution of the union
38. Lord Digby's mission to Vienna
39. The dissolution of 1621
40. The war in the Lower Palatinate
41. Fresh efforts of diplomacy
42. The mission of Endymion Porter.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]