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Horses, People and Parliament in the English Civil War - Extracting Resources and Constructing Allegiance (Paperback)
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Horses, People and Parliament in the English Civil War - Extracting Resources and Constructing Allegiance (Paperback)
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Horses played a major role in the military, economic, social and
cultural history of early-modern England. This book uses the supply
of horses to parliamentary armies during the English Civil War to
make two related points. Firstly it shows how control of resources
- although vital to success - is contingent upon a variety of
logistical and political considerations. It then demonstrates how
competition for resources and construction of individuals'
identities and allegiances fed into each other. Resources, such as
horses, did not automatically flow out of areas which were
nominally under Parliament's control. Parliament had to construct
administrative systems and make them work. This was not easy when
only a minority of the population actively supported either side
and property rights had to be negotiated, so the success of these
negotiations was never a foregone conclusion. The study also
demonstrates how competition for resources and construction of
identities fed into each other. It argues that allegiance was not a
fixed underlying condition, but was something external and
changeable. Actions were more important than thoughts and to secure
victory, both sides needed people to do things rather than feel
vaguely sympathetic. Furthermore, identities were not always
self-fashioned but could be imposed on people against their will,
making them liable to disarmament, sequestration, fines or
imprisonment. More than simply a book about resources and
logistics, this study poses fundamental questions of identity
construction, showing how culture and reality influence each other.
Through an exploration of Parliament's interaction with local
communities and individuals, it reveals fascinating intersections
between military necessity and issues of gender, patriarchy,
religion, bureaucracy, nationalism and allegiance.
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