Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Map of Europe on the eve of the Thirty Years War; Introduction; Prologue 'The evill time' 1622–1623; Part I. The Court, October 1623–February 1624: 1. 'A sharp edge': the rationale and strategy of a Spanish war; 2. 'The English match': the organization of the 'Patriot' coalition; 3. 'The clock doth now stand': the frustrated campaign against Spain; Part II. Westminster, February–May 1624: 4. 'A wise ordering of our affayres': Parliament and the 'Patriots'; 5. 'That mutual and unhappie jeaolousie': exultation and despair in the opening weeks of the session; 6. 'The high crisis of this most important business': Parliament and the war, 12–24 March; 7. 'Other circles': redress of grievances and supply, April–May; Part III. The Summer of 1624: 8. 'The revolt of the mice against the cats': reactions to the impending conflict; Conclusion; Note on sources; Bibliography; Index.

Promotional Information

An analysis of the English military intervention in the Thirty Years War.