Religion and Governance in England’s Emerging Colonial Empire, 1601–1698

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Abstract

This open access book explores the role of religion in England's overseas companies and the formation of English governmental identity abroad in the seventeenth century. Drawing on research into the Virginia, East India, Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, New England and Levant Companies, it offers a comparative global assessment of the inextricable links between the formation of English overseas government and various models of religious governance across England's emerging colonial empire. While these approaches to governance varied from company to company, each sought to regulate the behaviour of their personnel, as well as the numerous communities and faiths which fell within their jurisdiction. This book provides a crucial reassessment of the seventeenth-century foundations of British imperial governance.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan Ltd
Number of pages292
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-70131-4
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-70130-7
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2022

Publication series

NameNew Transculturalisms, 1400–1800

Keywords

  • Open access
  • Empire
  • colonial history
  • Religious history
  • Early Modern History

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