Cities Divided (English, John Miller)

About the Book

The religious and political history of late seventeenth and early eighteenth-century England is typically written in terms of conflict and division. This was the period when party conflict - exacerbated by religious enmities - became a normal part of English life. Rather than denying the importance of partisan divisions, this book reveals how civic celebration, designed as an expression of unity and amity, was often used for partisan purposes, re…

ISBN: 9780199288397