Charles's use of access to his person as a potent political tool reveals detail of contemporary politics and attitudes to monarchy.

A study of how representations and images of Charles II and his kingship were formed and presented by those in and around the court.

The wider repercussions and consequences of Charles II's personal rule are discussed, with special reference to the fledgling Tory and Whig parties.

Die Studie analysiert die politische Dimension protestantischer und römisch-katholischer Predigten an den Höfen von Karl II. (1660–1685) und Jakob II. (1685–1688/89), vor dem englischen Parlament und in den Kirchen Londons. Vor dem Hintergrund ungelöster politischer und konfessioneller Spannungen nach der Restauration, suchten Predigten mit Kritik an Machthabern und deren Beratung,

New insights into the nature of the seventeenth-century English revolution - one of the most contested issues in early modern British history.