The devil's book : Charles I, the Book of Sports and Puritanism in Tudor and early Stuart England /

'The Book of Sports' was the royal declaration which sanctioned popular participation in traditional pastimes after church attendance on Sunday. It was denounced by a vociferous opposition who viewed recreation on the Sabbath as the devil's work. Alistair Dougall takes a fresh look at...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dougall, Alistair (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Exeter : University of Exeter Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Charles > I, > King of England, > 1600-1649.
1485 - 1714
Amusements > England > History.
Games > England > History.
Sports > England > History.
Sunday > History of doctrines > 16th century.
Sunday > History of doctrines > 17th century.
Puritan movements > England > History > 16th century.
Puritan movements > England > History > 17th century.
Sports > Angleterre > Histoire.
Dimanche > Histoire des doctrines > 16e siècle.
Dimanche > Histoire des doctrines > 17e siècle.
Puritanisme > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Puritanisme > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Amusements.
Games.
Politics and government
Puritan movements.
Sports.
Sunday > History of doctrines.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1485-1603.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1603-1714.
Great Britain > History > Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1485-1603.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1603-1714.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1642-1660 (Révolution puritaine)
England.
Great Britain.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 'Vain, stupid, profane games': Medieval attitudes to the playing of sports on the Sabbath and other holy days
  • The impact of the break with Rome
  • The reign of Elizabeth I and the battle over the Lord's Day
  • James I's 'dancing book' and the politicisation of 'Saint Sabbath'
  • The Book of Sports and the reign of Charles I: From a 'pious Statute' to 'bloody civil war'
  • Enforcement and reaction: Choosing between the 'Commandments of God and Man.'

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