What were the issues that precipitated the termination of Charles I's rule in Scotland? Was religion or nationalism the key catalyst? This volume provides a detailed reconstruction of mainstream political developments between 1625 and 1641, along with an analysis of the rule of the king.
Allan I. MacInnes is a specialist in early modern Scottish History in an international context. A graduate of the universities of St Andrews and Glasgow, he has held academic positions at the universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen, the latter position as Burnett-Fletcher Chair of History. He is currently Professor of Early Modern History at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, and is author of a number of books including Charles I and the Making of the Covenanting Movement, 162541; Clanship, Commerce and the House of Stuart, 16031788; Union and Empire: The Making of the United Kingdom in 1707; and The British Revolution, 16291660.
