""The First Half of the Seventeenth Century"" is a historical book written by Herbert John Clifford Grierson and published in 1906. The book covers the period between 1603 and 1660, a time of great change and upheaval in Europe. Grierson provides a detailed account of the political, social, and cultural developments of the era, with a particular focus on England and Scotland. The book explores the reigns of James I and Charles I, the English Civil...