The Stuart Doom: The Hinge of Fate for Absolutist Autocracy, 1603–1688

Charles Rowley and Bin Wu ()
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Bin Wu: Shandong University of Finance

Chapter 3 in Britannia 1066-1884, 2014, pp 41-68 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The turn of the century was a time of relative economic prosperity in England. Ancient marketplaces were slowly giving way to shops in the towns and even in the villages as local commerce evolved. A new middle class was emerging below the nobility but above the peasants, in the form of merchants, successful farmers, and professionals with technical and legal expertise. A small leisure industry had evolved, providing playwrights such as William Shakespeare with full-time work opportunities (Congleton, Perfecting parliament: Constitutional reform, liberalism, and the rise of western democracy, p. 309, 2011).

Keywords: Winning Coalition; Privy Council; Prayer Book; Ecclesiastical Court; Royal Prerogative (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04684-6_3

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