Early Modern Britain, 1450-1750

A wide-ranging survey of the political, social, cultural and economic history of early modern Britain, offering a fully integrated four-nation perspective.

John Miller is Emeritus Professor of History at Queen Mary University of London. His most recent books include After the Civil Wars (2000) and Cities Divided: Politics and Religion in English Provincial Towns, 1660-1722 (2007).

List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Preface; Prologue: Kent, 1450; 1. Kings, lords and peoples; 2. The lives of the people; 3. Monarchies and their problems, 1450-1536; 4. Henry VIII's Reformation; 5. The growth of Protestantism to 1625; 6. State and society, 1536-1625 1. England and Wales; 7. State and society, 1536-1625 2. Scotland and Ireland; 8. The coming of war in three kingdoms, 1625-42; 9. British wars, English conquests, 1642-60; 10. Empire; 11. Prosperity and poverty, 1660-1750; 12. Money and power: the growth of the British State, 1640-1750; 13. Crown and Parliament, 1660-1750 1. England; 14. Crown and Parliament, 1660-1750 2. Scotland and Ireland; 15. The fragmentation of Protestantism, 1640-1750; 16. Popular politics, 1640-1750; Conclusion; Glossary; Index.