The English Civil War

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ISBN9780007150625
AuthorsDiane Purkiss
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
FormatPaperback
Number of pages400
Weight (kg)0.482
Publishing Date05/02/2007
Price (excl. tax)€18.77
Tax€1.13
Price (incl. tax)€19.90
Availability10 units in external warehouse

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A remarkable popular history of the English Civil War, from the perspectives of those involved in this most significant turning point in British history.The compelling narrative draws on new sources such as letters, memoirs, ballads and plays to bring to life the Roundheads and Cavaliers, the foot soldiers, war widows and witchfinders of one of the most significant turning points in British history, culminating in Oliver Cromwell’s triumph and the execution of Charles I.By blending the political and the personal, Diane Purkiss illuminates both the ideologies behind the English Civil War and the fears of those who fought in it; the men who were destroyed by the conflict and those, such as Oliver Cromwell, who were defined by it.