Table of Contents

Abbreviations; England in 1637; The British problem and the Scottish National covenant; The Bishops' wars and the Short Parliament; The Treaty of London: Anglo-Scottish relations, September 1640 - May 1641; The Long Parliament: The opening months, November-December 1641; The projected settlement of 1641, January-March 1641; The trial of Strafford and the Army Plot, March-May 1641; The King and the Scots, May-November 1641; The Slow Movement, May-September 1641;
The origins of the Irish Rebellion, November 1640 - December 1641; The Grand Remonstrance and the Five Members, September 1641 - January 1642; The road to York, January-March 1642; The road to
Nottingham, April-August 1642; Conclusion; Index

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