S.R. Gardiner's seminal work on the 'Great Rebellion' has been accepted since it first appeared at the end of the nineteenth century as the chronological basis for all that has been written since. An invaluable reference tool for students of the period, this great scholarly survey is much quoted by later historians and yet it has been out of print for a number of years. Now the four volumes of this highly influential history are available once more. This first volume contains an introduction by Christopher Hill, who sums up Gardiner's importance thus: 'What distinguishes Gardiner's work from that of his predecessors was his objectivity, his prodigious learning, and his meticulous attention to detail. He established the basic narrative of what he called the Puritan Revolution'. And it is around this narrative that the debate on the Civil War has raged ever since. First published in 1886.
- ISBN10 1842126393
- ISBN13 9781842126394
- Publish Date 19 September 2002 (first published 1 June 1997)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 September 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 416
- Language English