Название: Recollection in the Republics: Memories of the British Civil Wars in England, 1649-1659
Автор: Imogen Peck
Издательство: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198845588
Год: 2021
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 256
Размер: 1,8 МБ
Язык: Английский
Following the execution of Charles I in January 1649, England's fledgling republic was faced with a dilemma: which parts of the nation's bloody recent past should be remembered, and how, and which were best consigned to oblivion? Across the country, the state's opponents, local communities, and individual citizens were grappling with many of the same questions, as calls for remembrance vied with the competing goals of reconciliation, security, and the peaceful settlement of the state.