Explaining the English Revolution studies the years 1649 to 1653, from regicide to the establishment of the Cromwellian Commonwealth, during which time English

Discussions of any religion can easily raise passions. But arguments tend to become even more heated when the religion under discussion is characterized as new.

"What society considers blasphemy - a verbal assault against the sacred - is a litmus test of the standards it believes to be necessary to preserve unity, order