Revolutionary England and the national covenant : state oaths, Protestantism and the political nation, 1553-1682 /
Vallance, Edward,1975-
Woodbridge : Boydell Press,
2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-243) and index.
The origins of the idea of a national covenant in England -- The Long Parliament and the national covenant -- Protestation, vow, and covenant -- Covenants and allegiance, 1642-1646 -- Secular contracts or religious covenants? -- Protestation, vow, and covenant, the public response -- The Solemn League and covenant, 1644-1682 -- A covenant for liberty of conscience : the Levellers, the Diggers, and the national covenant -- The covenant, the execution of Charles I, and the English republic -- Covenants, oaths, and the restoration settlement -- Epilogue : 'to the present happy establishment' : Protestant associations in the eighteenth century -- Conclusion.
Church and state
Church and state
Protestantism
Protestantism
Oaths
Oaths
Reformation