Faction And Faith: Politics and Religion of the Cornish Gentry before the Civil War

The history of Cornwall in the first half of the 17th century is both dramatic and turbulent. This study of Cornish gentry challenges the established view that Cornwall was naturally royalist, and presents a picture of a politically-aware and religiously-splintered society. The book draws on extensive new source material, combining national material and local family collections, with a detailed analysis of churchwarden’s accounts, borough records and over 350 wills.