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Civil War - The War of the Three Kingdoms 1638-1660 (Paperback, New ed)
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Civil War - The War of the Three Kingdoms 1638-1660 (Paperback, New ed)
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This paperback edition of military historian Trevor Royle's history
of the Civil War is a fascinating in-depth analysis of a conflict
that shook three kingdoms. What is usually known as the English
Civil War in fact affected Scotland and Ireland just as profoundly.
Royle's detailed narrative traces the complex interaction between
the three kingdoms, and between the conflicting factions in each
country. He shows that, far from being a simple clash between King
Charles I and the English parliament, the wars were fought over a
whole range of issues, including religion, politics, and
nationality, with alliances of convenience formed and broken, and
commanders switching sides. This often complicated story is told
with verve and an eye for detail by Royle, who explains the issues
and brings the main players to life. This book will be enjoyed by
specialists and the general reader alike. (Kirkus UK)
One late summer's day in 1642 two rival armies faced each other
across the rolling Warwickshire countryside at Edgehill. There,
Royalists faithful to King Charles I engaged in a battle with the
supporters of the Parliament. Ahead lay even more desperate battles
like Marston Moor and Naseby. The fighting was also to rage through
Scotland and Ireland, notably at the siege of Drogheda and the
decisive battle of Dunbar. The tumultuous Civil War was a pivotal
one in British history. From his shrewd analyses of the
multifarious characters who played their parts in the wars to his
brilliantly concise descriptions of battles, Trevor Royle has
produced a vivid and dramatic narrative of those turbulent years.
His book also reveals how the new ideas and dispensations that
followed from the wars - Cromwell's Protectorate, the Restoration
of Charles II and the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1689 - made it
possible for England, Ireland and Scotland to progress towards
their own more distant future as democratic societies.
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