Nine programmes about government, society, and ideas in early Stuart England
5: Puritanism, Politics and Society
Before the Civil War. Puritanism was essentially a movement within the Church of England, and Puritans generally accepted both the existing social hierarchy and the traditional framework of monarchical authority
AUSTIN WOOLRYCH
Professor of Modern History in the University of Lancaster discusses how the events of the 1640s forced Puritans to re-think their social and political attitudes, and led to the development of more radical and popular forms of religious expression
With readings from contemporary sources by DENIS GOACHER and JOHN GLEN
Produced by Adrian Johnson tSecond broadcast
Peter Laslett on Social Conflicts In early Stuart England: Wed... 6.30 p.m.