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King and Parliament (A.D. 1603-1714)

Gelesen von Pamela Nagami

(4,625 Sterne; 4 Bewertungen)

This slim volume by the Oxford University lecturer, George Henry Wakeling, deals with the period in British history from the reign of King James I through the death of Queen Anne. The story begins with England, transformed by the Protestant Reformation and keen to confront Catholic Spain, but burdened by a monarch unequal to national ambitions. Wakeling portrays the subsequent battles for dominance between the contending Protestant sects and chronicles the struggle for sovereignty between the British Crown and the emerging power of Parliament. - Summary by Pamela Nagami (4 hr 44 min)

Chapters

Ch. 1: Introduction

13:35

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Ch. 2: The Reign of James I. 1603-1625

29:32

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Ch. 3: The Reign of Charles I. to the Meeting of the Long Parliament. 1625-1640

26:16

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Ch. 4: From the Meeting of the Long Parliament to the Commencement of the Civil…

19:26

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Ch. 5: The Civil War to the King's Death. 1642-1649

42:10

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Ch. 6: The Commonwealth. 1649-1660

21:46

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Ch. 7: Charles II. 1660-1685

41:46

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Ch. 8: James II. 1685-1689

25:15

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Ch. 9: William III. 1689-1702

34:34

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Ch. 10: Anne. 1702-1714

30:32

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Bewertungen

An Almost Forgotten Part of History

(4 Sterne)

Thank you for recording this! One hears a lot about Henry VIII, Mary, and Elizabeth I, but very little about the succeeding reigns and how religion and changing political beliefs (divine right of kings vs. the will of the governed) changed the English monarchy. Very interesting stuff! Reader is very good. It's history, not a rip-roaring drama, and is read with that in mind. But she's not dry and monotone, either. :)