This book brings together fourteen of the most influential articles
on the English Civil War, which have appeared over the last thirty
years, introduced and contextualized for the reader. Peter Gaunt
provides a substantial and wide-ranging introduction giving the
essential background to the period and key debates within it, and
helping readers to understand and interpret the following chapters.
"The English Civil War: The Essential Readings" includes
coverage of all the major debates on this key period in English and
British history. It examines the different interpretations of the
causes of the war, encompassing long-term origins and short-term
causes in the British as well as an English context. It covers key
themes surrounding the course of the civil war of 1642-46, and
aspects of the impact and consequences of the civil war during the
late 1640s and beyond. It discusses military and political affairs
alongside social, religious and economic developments, providing a
rounded picture of the period.
This book not only presents an essential source of key articles,
it also provides the critical context to understanding the nature
of past and continuing historical debates surrounding the major
aspects of the civil war.
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