The Glorious Revolution of 1688 in Cumberland and Westmorland: ‘The Merit of this Action’

Review of periodical literature published in 2003

“…Norris takes us to the epicentre of the revolution itself, reconstructing the relationship between the City of London and the New Model Army in the late 1640s, reconsidering in particular the role of the archetypal radical, godly, soldier, Trooper Edward Sexby, who was not, it seems, as central to the activities of the Agitator movement as has conventionally been claimed. Colman demonstrates the extent to which long‐standing factional rivalry among the county elite influenced the extent to which Cumberland and Westmorland were secured for the new Williamite regime, in turn emphasizing that decisions made in 1688 proved decisive for the relative fortunes of the Lowthers and the Musgraves.…”