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The First Two Stuarts and the Puritan Revolution 1603-1660

Samuel Rawson Gardiner

A short history by Samuel Rawson Gardiner, here in a LibriVox audio reading by a volunteer. It covers the Stuart kings, including Charles I, and the Puritan Revolution.

Gardiner's history covers Charles I and the Puritan Revolution, so it shows how a respected historian interpreted the king and his conflicts.

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Samuel Rawson Gardiner, The First Two Stuarts and the Puritan Revolution 1603-1660. LibriVox audio recording read by Pamela Nagami.

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What it is

This is an audio recording of The First Two Stuarts and the Puritan Revolution 1603-1660 by the historian Samuel Rawson Gardiner. It is part of the Epochs of Modern History series. The recording is a LibriVox volunteer reading by Pamela Nagami, made for the public domain. It is not a recording of Gardiner or of Charles I, and it is a modern reading of a historian's text.

Why it matters

Gardiner was an eminent British historian of the Victorian era, and his work on the seventeenth century is still respected. This book covers the Stuart kings, including Charles I, the doomed Strafford and Laud, and Oliver Cromwell. It shows how a historian explained the Puritan Revolution and the great battles across England, Scotland, and Ireland.

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