early stuarts, 1603-1649

Chronicles the life of John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, drawing from archival materials in the U.S., England, and Ireland to describe his life before coming to America, his spiritual motivations, and his political struggles.

In early seventeenth-century England a young girl living in the fen country falls in love with one of the hated Dutchmen who have come to drain the fens to reclaim the land for farming.

Traces the events leading to the execution of Charles I and briefly discusses the impact of that execution of English history.

Gives a picture of English society and institutions just prior to America's colonization.

Looks at how the lives of John Winthrop, governor of Massachusetts, and Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Puritan Commonwealth in England, were intertwined at a time of conflict between church and state and between Native and European Americans.

Contains a collection of short parodies by Jane Austen about the monarchy of England from Henry IV to Charles I depicting them as ordinary individuals.