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Overview Tim Harris received his BA, MA and PhD from Cambridge University and was a Fellow of Emmanuel College from 1983 before moving to Brown in 1986. Hence the marriage of the newly acceded Charles I in 1625 to the 15-year-old Henrietta Maria from Catholic France, a union which came after the breakdown of talks for an even better deal with another Catholic power – Spain.Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? Such exalted views of monarchy did not make for democratic rule, although they were, according to Tim Harris’s immensely detailed analysis “entirely conventional” at the time.Sharing the full story, not just the headlinesAre you sure you want to submit this vote?Create a commenting name to join the debateThe existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Harris, in the most original chapters of the book, is the first historian since Macaulay to do justice to the Irish and Scottish dimensions of the English conflict. The essential gift book for any pet lover - real-life tales of devoted dogs, rebellious cats and other unforgettable four-legged friendsAlthough Tim Harris scarcely mentions him, his book restores much of Macaulay's perspective, while shedding his emotive vocabulary. Macaulay maintained that the deposition of James II, and his replacement by his daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange, had created the conditions of modern liberty and progress.

Tim Harris received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from Cambridge University and was a Fellow of Emmanuel College from 1983 to 1986 before moving to Brown. They could not foresee that James would panic and abandon his throne, rather than fight for it as his father Charles I had done. He teaches a wide range of courses in the political, religious, intellectual, social and cultural history of early modern England, Scotland and Ireland. Radicals have preferred the gory Revolution of 1640-60, which cut off the king's head, created a republic, and produced the Levellers.A collection of the best contributions and reports from the Telegraph focussing on the key events, decisions and moments in Churchill's lifeOne Man, One Dog, and Their Incredible Story of Courage and Survival in World War IIMacaulay's account is generally thought of as the summit of Whig historical partisanship, but to him 1688 was the triumph not of a party but of a nation, when the best of the Whigs joined with the best of the Tories. It’s a good – if very large – read and a useful addition to commentaries on this complex period.There were also serious political mistakes such as the 11 years of “personal rule” from 1629 to 1640 during which Charles, rattled by the assassination of his close ally, Buckingham, and frustrated with MPs, drew closer to his wife and called no parliament. He subdued England not to liberate it but to drag it into his war against the France of Louis XIV.