Introduction: The crisis of monarchy
1. The Tudor legacy: Britain in 1603
2. The origins of conflict 1603-29
3. The development of the crisis 1626-40
4. From crisis to war 1640-42
5. War and revolution 1642-9
6. Republic and restoration 1649-60
7. The Stuart monarchy 1660-1714
8. The transformation of Britain
carefully structured activities
historiographical biography boxes
'points to consider' sections
'key issues' boxes
a variety of primary sources and document extracts