Charles I and the People of England

458 Pages·2015·5.658 MB·English

by  David Cressy

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CHA LES I AND THE PEOPLE
OF ENGLAND

CHARLES I
AND THE
PEOPLE
OF
ENGLAND
R
DAVID C ESSY
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Contents
Preface vii
List of Figures ix
Prologue: Lucy Martin’s Message 1
Introduction 7
1. The Commonwealth of England 17
2. The Oath of a King 65
3. Sacred Kingship and Dutiful Subjection 84
4. Unprosperous Wars 125
5. An Accessible Monarch? 151
6. Importunate Petitioners 177
7. The King’s Religion and the People’s Church 210
8. The King’s Declaration and the People’s Sports 254
9. Sacred Kingship Eclipsed 278
10. The Blindness of Charles I 306
Notes 315
Bibliography 397
Picture Acknowledgements 433
Index 435

Preface
As always, I am beholden to the many scholars who have shaped and
sustained my work. Special thanks are due to Tim Breen, Tom Cogswell,
JohnCraig,BarbaraDonagan,LoriAnneFerrell,ChrisHaigh,TimHarris,
SteveHindle,MarkKishlansky,ChrisKyle,JohnMorrill,JasonPeacey,the
late Kevin Sharpe, Alison Wall, and Michelle Wolfe, though we do not
always agree. Valerie Cressy saved me from myriad errors; any remaining
are mine alone.
I am grateful to the National Endowment for the Humanities for a full-
yearfellowshipin2011,totheHuntingtonLibraryforitsambienceaswell
asitscollections,andtotheOhioStateUniversityforresearchsupportover
several years. The work would have taken even longer without access to
State Papers Online.
Alldatesaregiven‘oldstyle’,withtheyeartakentobegin1January.All
works cited were published in London unless otherwise indicated. Eng-
land’s monetary system made twelve pennies (abbreviated ‘d.’ for denarii)
one shilling, and twenty shillings (abbreviated ‘s.’ for solidi) one pound
(indicated ‘£’ for librae). Standard abbreviations include:
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ODNB OxfordDictionaryofNationalBiography
TNA TheNationalArchives,Kew

List of Figures
1. KingCharlesandLordsinParliament,1628 22
2. DiggersofEngland 27
3. TradesmenofLondon 30
4. CharlesbytheGraceofGod,King 91
5. InstructionsforSoldiers,1631 132
6. KingCharlesinProcession 162
7. CitizensgreettheirGraciousSovereign,1641 174
8. APetitionerattheCourtGate 181
9. ArchbishopLaudDemonized 219
10. TheKing’sBookofSports,1633 258
11. ThePrayerBookRevoltinScotland 280
12. KingCharlesatWar 286