English Puritanism, 1603-1689

by John Spurr

Book Overview

The Puritans of seventeenth-century England have been blamed for everything from the English civil war to the rise of capitalism. But who were the Puritans of Stuart England? How did their neighbors identify them, and how did they recognize one another? Were they apostles of liberty who fled from persecution to the New World? Or were they intolerant fanatics, intent on bringing godliness to Stuart England? This study provides a clear narrative of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333601890
• ISBN13: 9780333601891
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.2"