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The English Civil War - A People's History (Paperback)
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The English Civil War - A People's History (Paperback)
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List price R460
Loot Price R354
Discovery Miles 3 540
You Save R106 (23%)
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This is a remarkable popular history of the English Civil War, from
the perspectives of those involved in this most significant turning
point in British history. This compelling history, culminating in
the execution of Charles I, brings to life the people who fought in
it, died in it, and in doing so changed the history of the world
forever. In an excitingly fresh approach to the period, Diane
Purkiss tells the story of this critical era not just in terms of
the battle of ideas, but as the histories of the people who
conceived them. The English Civil War builds a gripping narrative
of the individuals involved and their motives, from those whose
reputations were made on the back of this violent and brutal war,
such as Oliver Cromwell and Lady Eleanor Davies, to witchfinders
and revolutionaries; and ultimately, the ordinary men who fought
and the women who lived with tragedy, finding their political voice
for the first time. The consequences of ten years of bloody
revolution were to stretch from the cities to the villages to the
grand houses, form Ulster to East Anglia to the outer reaches of
Cornwall.The tales uncovered by Diane Purkiss paint a picture of a
world turned upside down, where madness and prophesy play their
part, and where normal life and times are suspended. This important
book uncovers forgotten lives and illustrates incisively the
critical contribution of this extraordinary period in English
history to contemporary politics and society.
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