Westminster 1640–60

J. F. Merritt is Associate Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Nottingham

• Introduction1 The eye of the storm? Westminster 1640–422 ‘The perpetual marching of troops, the ceaseless noise of drums and trumpets’: the militarisation of Westminster3 Westminster and the state: sites and rites 1642–16604 Allegiance and government 1643–605 Fashionable society in ‘these our cloudy days’6 Religion, politics and society in revolutionary WestminsterConclusionIndex

'...this book suggests a new approach to the history of London in the Civil War and Revolution, one that takes full account of its topography and culture as well as its governmental structures … a meticulously researched and clearly explained discussion of a unique locality, the importance of which in this era has been seriously neglected.'English Historical Review‘…a rich and subtle book … Merritt appreciates that the process of gaining a better understanding of the nature and importance of seventeenth-century Westminster requires a thematic approach … her book explores military, religious and social issues, as well as spatial dimensions and questions of allegiance.’History'Merritt's study will be of immense interest to students of urban political culture … Impressive is Merritt's handling of the various parliamentarian regimes’ attempts to project an aura of legitimacy in the former seat of kings.'Urban History