The Rise of the New Model Army

Mark A. Kishlansky (Author)

9780521273770, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 29 April 1983

396 pages
23.6 x 16.1 x 2.4 cm, 0.607 kg

This is a meticulously-researched and highly controversial study of the origins and development of parliamentary and extra-parliamentary politics during the English Civil War. Professor Kishlansky challenges the fundamental assumptions upon which all previous interpretations of this period have been based. It is his contention that during the years 1643–6, Parliament operated on a model of consensus rather than on one of party conflict as has been traditionally assumed. The New Model Army was thus the product of compromise and, Professor Kishlansky argues, it embodied the ideology that created it. The political invention of the Army occurred only after the machine of consensus politics had broken down with Parliament. The New Model Army, perpetuating the belief in consensus and balance but also representing its own interests, then became one of many factions competing for dominance.

Preface
Abbreviations
Part I. Parliament Truimphant: 1. The parliamentary cause
2. The creation of the new model army
3. The triumph of the new model army
4. The assault on parliamentary politics
Part II. Parliament Eclispsed: 5. The collapse of parliamentary politics
6. The reign of parties
7. The rise of the new model army
8. The emergence of radical politics
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH], British & Irish history [HBJD1]