The Empire Reformed describes how, in the era of the Glorious Revolution, imperial leaders and colonial subjects created new political bonds based on their common desire to save English America from the designs of French "papists" and their "savage" Indian allies.

The Empire Reformed
English America in the Age of the Glorious Revolution

Owen Stanwood

2011 | 288 pages | Cloth $45.00 | Paper $24.95
American History
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction: Popery and Politics in the British Atlantic World

PART ONE. EMPIRE IMAGINED
Chapter 1. Imperial Designs
Chapter 2. Catholics, Indians, and the Politics of Conspiracy

PART TWO. EMPIRE LOST
Chapter 3. Rumors and Rebellions
Chapter 4. The Empire Turned Upside Down

PART THREE. EMPIRE REGAINED
Chapter 5. The Protestant Assault on French America
Chapter 6. Ambivalent Bonds
Epilogue: Nicholson's Redemption

List of Abbreviations
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments