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Covenanting Citizens: The Protestation Oath and Popular Political Culture in the English Revolution
A new take on the origins of the English civil war and English Revolution, offering the first full study of the Protestation, the first state oath to be issued under parliamentary authority, swearing loyalty to king and country, but with the radical outcome of offering a political voice to those hitherto excluded by class, age, or gender.
| Author(s) | By John Walter. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 288 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 13 Oct 2016 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
A new take on the origins of the English civil war and English Revolution, offering the first full study of the Protestation, the first state oath to be issued under parliamentary authority, swearing loyalty to king and country, but with the radical outcome of offering a political voice to those hitherto excluded by class, age, or gender.
Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Essex, John Walter mainly carries out research in the fields of popular political culture and the politics of the crowd in early modern society. He has been described by Tim Harris as 'the finest social h
