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John Stephen Morrill (born 1946) is a British historian specializing in early modern British history, particularly the English Civil War. He is a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge, and has published extensively on seventeenth-century England.
Known for: The Impact of the English Civil War
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The Impact of the English Civil War
This collection of essays explores the causes, course, and consequences of the English Civil Wars (1642–1651). Edited by historian John Stephen Morrill, it examines political, social, and religious dimensions of the conflict and its lasting impact on English society and governance.
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The political and constitutional tensions between monarchy and Parliament leading up to 1642
Long before musket fire echoed across English fields, there simmered a quieter conflict—a constitutional tug-of-war between an increasingly assertive Parliament and a monarchy that refused to relinquish its divine and absolute prerogative. The reigns of James I and Charles I laid the groundwork for ...
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Religious divisions within England, including Puritanism, Anglicanism, and Catholicism, as underlying causes of conflict
Religion was the emotional core of seventeenth-century life, and it was in religion that the deepest fissures appeared. The English Reformation had left the soul of the nation unsettled. The Church of England, as established under Henry VIII and refined under Elizabeth, presented itself as a middle ...
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About John Stephen Morrill
John Stephen Morrill (born 1946) is a British historian specializing in early modern British history, particularly the English Civil War. He is a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge, and has published extensively on seventeenth-century England.
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John Stephen Morrill (born 1946) is a British historian specializing in early modern British history, particularly the English Civil War. He is a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge, and has published extensively on seventeenth-century England.
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