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The county of Surrey and the English Revolution.

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The county of Surrey and the English Revolution.

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Gurney, John.

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University of Sussex

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1991

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

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University of Sussex

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1991

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The aim of this thesis is to provide a study ofpolitical conflict and local-national relations during theEnglish Revolution, in the context of the county of Surrey, acounty in which a moderate parliamentarian administration wasable to survive until 1649. The thesis concentrates inparticular on political developments in the period from 1640to 1653.The character of local society in Surrey before 1640 isexamined in Chapter One, as are relations between the Surreygentry and the government of Charles I. The importance oflocalism is emphasised, despite the cosmopolitan nature ofsociety in the county.Political and religious developments in Surrey betweenthe autumn of 1640 and the, end of 1642 are examined in ChapterThree; Chapter Four provides a study of patterns of civil warallegiance in the county. In Chapters Five and Six, politicalconflicts from 1642 to 1646 are studied, and in particular thecampaign to remove Sir Richard Onslow and his associates fromtheir dominant position in local administration. It is arguedthat parliament's sensitivity to localism helped to ensureOnslow's political survival during the 1640's.The Surrey petitioning movement of 1648, the Earl ofHolland's rising, and local reactions to the establishment ofthe Commonwealth in 1649, are discussed in Chapter Six, Thefinal chapter provides a study of the Surrey Digger movement,and of social conflict in the county during the civil war andafter. Although it is clear that the Diggers met withconsiderable opposition in Walton, it is suggested that therewas some sympathy for them in Cobham, and that they should notbe dismissed as outsiders in that parish.

Civil War; Sir Richard Onslow

Gurney, John.

University of Sussex

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