John Miller is Emeritus Professor of History at Queen Mary University of London. His most recent books include After the Civil Wars (2000) and Cities Divided: Politics and Religion in English Provincial Towns, 1660–1722 (2007).

• List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Preface; Prologue: Kent, 1450; 1. Kings, lords and peoples; 2. The lives of the people; 3. Monarchies and their problems, 1450–1536; 4. Henry VIII's Reformation; 5. The growth of Protestantism to 1625; 6. State and society, 1536–1625 1. England and Wales; 7. State and society, 1536–1625 2. Scotland and Ireland; 8. The coming of war in three kingdoms, 1625–42; 9. British wars, English conquests, 1642–60; 10. Empire; 11. Prosperity and poverty, 1660–1750; 12. Money and power: the growth of the British State, 1640–1750; 13. Crown and Parliament, 1660–1750 1. England; 14. Crown and Parliament, 1660–1750 2. Scotland and Ireland; 15. The fragmentation of Protestantism, 1640–1750; 16. Popular politics, 1640–1750; Conclusion; Glossary; Index.

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