Nurturing civil war – Politics, religion and the textile industry
From The World Turned Upside Down - The British Civil Wars 1638-1651 by The World Turned Upside Down
May 15, 2026 · 39 min
About this episode
The episode explores the relationship between politics, production, and trade leading up to the Civil Wars.
The inseparable intimate relationship between politics, production and trade in the years preceding the Civil Wars has often been underplayed or even ignored. However, historians now increasingly recognise that the links between occupation and religious beliefs were fundamentally important in nurturing opposition to the King and his government in the years prior to the Civil ... Read more
Topics covered
- civil war
- politics
- religion
- textile industry
- trade
- opposition
Keywords
- civil war
- politics
- religion
- textile industry
- trade
- opposition
- King
- government
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: King, government
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