This volume serves as a comprehensive bibliographic guide to the primary and secondary sources documenting the political, social, and cultural history of the Stuart period in Britain. Mary Frear Keeler, a noted historian of the era, compiles an exhaustive list of records, manuscripts, and scholarly works to provide researchers with a structured entry point into the seventeenth century. The text organizes these materials to facilitate rigorous academic inquiry into the complex transition of the British state between 1603 and 1714.

Historians and archivists recognize this work as a foundational reference tool for the Stuart era. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the meticulous nature of the cataloging, which remains a standard resource for specialized research.