Urban Politics And the British Civil Wars ― Edinburgh, 1617-53

Stewart (history, Edinburgh U., UK) explores the urban political history of the Scottish city of Edinburgh during the British civil wars of 1617-53. She begins with an overview of the city's political structures, providing chapters on the government, the church, and the political elite. She then seeks to place the city's political and religious culture within the wider context of the overall British polity, paying particular attention to how royally propagated religious reforms were resisted by Edinburgh's elites, issues of parliamentary politics, Edinburgh's status as a capital city and its influence on Scottish life, and the reasons the English kings allowed Edinburgh differing levels of political autonomy. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Laura A.M. Stewart, Ph.D. (2003) in History, Edinburgh University, is a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Edinburgh University. She has produced articles on poor relief, religious debate and taxation in early modern Scotland.