The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 [Hardcov...

The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 [Hardcov...

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Format: Hardcover, Deckle Edge

A fresh, exciting, “readable and informative” history (The New York Times) of
seventeenth-century England, a time of revolution when society was on fire and
simultaneously forging the modern world. • “Recapture[s] a lost moment when a
radically democratic commonwealth seemed possible.”—Adam Gopnik, The New
Yorker “[Healy] makes a convincing argument that the turbulent era qualifies
as truly ‘revolutionary,’ not simply because of its cascading political
upheavals, but in terms of far-reaching changes within society.... Wryly
humorous and occasionally bawdy”— The Wall Street Journal The seventeenth
century was a revolutionary age for the English. It started as they suddenly
found themselves ruled by a Scotsman, and it ended in the shadow of an
invasion by the Dutch. Under James I, England suffered terrorism and witch
panics. Under his son Charles, state and society collapsed into civil war, to
be followed by an army coup and regicide. For a short time—for the only time
in history—England was a republic. There were bitter struggles over faith and
Parliament asserted itself like never before. There were no boundaries to
politics. In fiery, plague-ridden London, in coffee shops and alehouses, new
ideas were forged that were angry, populist, and almost impossible for
monarchs to control. But the story of this century is less well known than it
should be. Myths have grown around key figures. People may know about the
Gunpowder Plot and the Great Fire of London, but the Civil War is a half-
remembered mystery to many. And yet the seventeenth century has never seemed
more relevant. The British constitution is once again being bent and
contorted, and there is a clash of ideologies reminiscent of when Roundhead
fought Cavalier. The Blazing World is the story of this strange, twisting,
fascinating century. It shows a society in sparkling detail. It was a new
world of wealth, creativity, and daring curiosity, but also of greed,
pugnacious arrogance, and colonial violence.

Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf (April 11, 2023)


• Language ‏ : ‎ English


• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 512 pages


• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593318358


• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 55


• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.99 pounds


• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.57 x 1.35 x 9.54 inches


• Best Sellers Rank: #39,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #6 in Scotland History #39 in England History #873 in World History (Books)


• #6 in Scotland History

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