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On 23 July 1637, riots broke out in Edinburgh. These disturbances triggered the collapse of royal authority across the British Isles. This volume explores the political and religious culture in the Scottish capital from the reign of James VI and I to the Cromwellian occupation. It examines for the first time the importance of Edinburgh to the formation of the Scottish opposition movement and to the establishment of the revolutionary Covenanting regime. Although the primary focus is the Scottish capital, an explicitly British perspective is maintained. This is a wide-ranging study that engages in debates about early modern urban culture, the problem of multiple monarchy and the issue of post-Reformation religious radicalism.

Edinburgh (Scotland) --- Great Britain --- Scotland --- Edinburgh (Lothian) --- City and Royal Burgh of Edinburgh (Scotland) --- Dun Eideann (Scotland) --- Duneideann (Scotland) --- History --- Intellectual life --- Politics and government --- 17th century --- James VI, 1567-1625 --- Charles I, 1625-1649 --- Civil War, 1642-1649 --- Intellectual life. --- Politics and government. --- Cultural life --- Culture

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A provocative new account of Scotland’s history across a century of revolution and political instability Encourages a holistic view of early modern Scotland Relates Scotland‘s political, socio-economic, and cultural development to the formation of the British imperial state, European and transatlantic migration, and the expansion of global tradePart 1 covers political developments in Scottish history between the accession of King Charles I in 1625 and the destruction of the Jacobite cause in 1745Part 2 takes a thematic approach investigating the social structures, beliefs, customs, and forms of self-representation that shaped how people understood and engaged with politicsUnion, war, conquest, revolution, attempted invasions, and armed rebellions: this was an eventful time even by the standards of Scotland’s turbulent history. At the same time, traditional notions of kinship and community came under strain as profound economic changes reshaped social relations and created new opportunities. Laura A. M. Stewart and Janay Nugent explore the creative volatility of the Anglo-Scottish relationship within a European and transatlantic context. Scotland’s integration into the burgeoning British imperial state proved easier for some than others; it also drew Scots into the global slave trade. This is a stimulating account of a contentious period, knowledge of which is crucial for an understanding of British history and the politics of today.This edition in the New History of Scotland series radically updates Rosalind Mitchison’s Lordship to Patronage (1983), covering Scotland's history, 1625-1745.

Scotland --- History