Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution (History of England, #3)

by Peter Ackroyd

[Lianne]

I was approved an ARC of this book by the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This review in its entirety was originally posted at caffeinatedlife.net: http://www.caffeinatedlife.net/blog/2014/10/02/review-rebellion-the-history-of-england-volume-3/

Rebellion was a pretty straightforward read, recounting the period of history between James I’s ascension to the throne to the arrival of Mary & William of Orange, signaling the Glorious Revolution and ending a period of civil war and tumult. To those unfamiliar with this period of English history, it’s a very informative book as it goes into considerable detail about the events the transpired, the figures involved, and the implications of the events on English society.

I was a little disappointed to find that there was no afterward in this book this time around; I find his afterwards to be the best part of the book as his insights and analysis are quite interesting. Nonetheless, Rebellion is another solid volume in his History of England series.