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Battle-scarred investigates the human costs of the British Civil
Wars. Through a series of varied case studies it examines the
wartime experience of disease, burial, surgery and wounds,
medicine, hospitals, trauma, military welfare, widowhood,
desertion, imprisonment and charity. The percentage population loss
in these conflicts was far higher than that of the two World Wars,
which renders the Civil Wars arguably the most unsettling
experience the British people have ever undergone. The volume
explores its themes from new angles, demonstrating how military
history can broaden its perspective and reach out to new audiences.
-- .
Turncoats and Renegadoes is the first dedicated study of the
practice of changing sides during the English Civil Wars. It
examines the extent and significance of side-changing in England
and Wales but also includes comparative material from Scotland and
Ireland. The first half identifies side-changers among peers, MPs,
army officers, and common soldiers, before reconstructing the
chronological and regional patterns to their defections. The second
half delivers a cultural history of treachery, by adopting a
thematic approach to explore the social and cultural implications
of defections, and demonstrating how notions of what constituted a
turncoat were culturally constructed. Side-changing came to
dominate strategy on both sides at the highest levels. Both sides
reviled, yet sought to take advantage of the practice, whilst
allegations of treachery came to dominate the internal politics of
royalists and parliamentarians alike. The language applied to
'turncoats and renegadoes' in contemporary print is discussed and
contrasted with the self-justifications of the side-changers
themselves as they sought to shape an honourable self-image for
their families and posterity. Andrew Hopper investigates the
implementation of military justice, along with the theatre of
retribution surrounding the trial and execution of turncoats. He
concludes by arguing that, far from side-changing being the dubious
practice of a handful of aberrant individuals, it became a
necessary survival strategy for thousands as they navigated their
way through such rapidly changing events. He reveals how
side-changing shaped the course of the English Revolution, even
contributing to the regicide itself, and remained an important
political legacy to the English speaking peoples thereafter.
Battle-scarred investigates the human costs of the British Civil
Wars. Through a series of varied case studies it examines the
wartime experience of disease, burial, surgery and wounds,
medicine, hospitals, trauma, military welfare, widowhood,
desertion, imprisonment and charity. The percentage population loss
in these conflicts was far higher than that of the two World Wars,
which renders the Civil Wars arguably the most unsettling
experience the British people have ever undergone. The volume
explores its themes from new angles, demonstrating how military
history can broaden its perspective and reach out to new audiences.
-- .
Overshadowed in the popular imagination by the figure of Oliver
Cromwell, historians are increasingly coming to recognize the
importance of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, in
shaping the momentous events of mid-seventeenth-century Britain. As
both a military and political figure he played a central role in
first defeating Charles I and then later supporting the restoration
of his son in 1660. England's Fortress shines new light on this
significant yet surprisingly understudied figure through a
selection of essays addressing a wide range of topics, from
military history to poetry. Divided into two sections, the volume
reflects key aspects of Fairfax's life and career which are,
nevertheless, as interconnecting as they are discrete: Fairfax the
soldier and statesman, and Fairfax the husband, horseman and
scholar. This fresh account of Fairfax's reputations and legacy
questions assumptions about neatly demarcated seventeenth-century
chronological, geographic and cultural boundaries. What emerges is
a man who subverts as much as he reinforces assumed characteristics
of martial invincibility, political disengagement and literary
dilettantism.
Sir Thomas Fairfax, not Oliver Cromwell, was creator and commander
of Parliament's New Model Army from 1645 to1650. Although Fairfax
emerged as England's most successful commander of the 1640s, this
book challenges the orthodoxy that he was purely a military figure,
showing how he was not apolitical or disinterested in politics. The
book combines narrative and thematic approaches to explore the
wider issues of popular allegiance, puritan religion, concepts of
honour, image, reputation, memory, gender, literature, and
Fairfax's relationship with Cromwell. 'Black Tom' delivers a
groundbreaking examination of the transformative experience of the
English revolution from the viewpoint of one of its leading, yet
most neglected, participants. It is the first modern academic study
of Fairfax, making it essential reading for university students as
well as historians of the seventeenth century. Its accessible style
will appeal to a wider audience of those interested in the civil
wars and interregnum more generally. -- .
Honoring the memory of Professor Alan Everitt-who advanced the
fruitful notion of the ""county community"" during the 17th
century-this volume proposes some modifications to Everitt's
influential hypotheses in the light of the best recent scholarship.
With an important reevaluation of political engagement in civil war
Kent and an assessment of numerous midland and southern counties as
well as Wales, this record evaluates the extraordinary impact of
Everitt's book and the debate it provoked. Comprehensive and
enlightening, this collection suggests future directions for
research into the relationship between the center and localities in
17th-century England.
This edition publishes the Hotham family's correspondence and
papers during the civil wars, bringing together for the first time
material from the University of Hull Archives, the British and
Bodleian Libraries and the National Archives. It comprises the
papers of Sir John Hotham, parliamentarian governor of Hull, and
his eldest son and deputy governor Lieutenant-General John Hotham.
Their correspondents include the Fairfaxes, Hampden, Lenthall, Pym,
Saye and the Earl of Newcastle. The volume demonstrates Hull's
critical military significance, where the Hothams' pre-war defiance
of Charles I rendered them figures of national consequence. It
provides important evidence for attitudes to honour, the civil war
in the north and the internal politics of parliament's cause. It
also sheds new light on Sir John Hotham's trial for conspiring to
betray Hull. Ultimately, it demonstrates the dilemma of allegiance
encountered by a gentry family whose concerns for personal status
and reputation consumed them.
Turncoats and Renegadoes is the first dedicated study of the
practice of changing sides during the English Civil Wars. It
examines the extent and significance of side-changing in England
and Wales but also includes comparative material from Scotland and
Ireland. The first half identifies side-changers among peers, MPs,
army officers, and common soldiers, before reconstructing the
chronological and regional patterns to their defections. The second
half delivers a cultural history of treachery, by adopting a
thematic approach to explore the social and cultural implications
of defections, and demonstrating how notions of what constituted a
turncoat were culturally constructed. Side-changing came to
dominate strategy on both sides at the highest levels. Both sides
reviled, yet sought to take advantage of the practice, whilst
allegations of treachery came to dominate the internal politics of
royalists and parliamentarians alike. The language applied to
'turncoats and renegadoes' in contemporary print is discussed and
contrasted with the self-justifications of the side-changers
themselves as they sought to shape an honourable self-image for
their families and posterity. Andrew Hopper investigates the
implementation of military justice, along with the theatre of
retribution surrounding the trial and execution of turncoats. He
concludes by arguing that, far from side-changing being the dubious
practice of a handful of aberrant individuals, it became a
necessary survival strategy for thousands as they navigated their
way through such rapidly changing events. He reveals how
side-changing shaped the course of the English Revolution, even
contributing to the regicide itself, and remained an important
political legacy to the English speaking peoples thereafter.
All professionals now require a working knowledge of the law
relating to their subject. This text offers practical guidance
specifically for the doctor, nurse, manager or lawyer faced with
legal difficulties arising out of a medical emergency. The first
part of the book offers guidance, with examples, for those "on the
spot" in difficult situations, whilst the second part consists of a
condensed but authoritative summary of the various legal topics
comprising emergency medicine law. Written in plain language, it
makes several complex and difficult areas of the law accessible to
the legal layman, yet it does not avoid more complicated issues and
is fully referenced so that the truth of each statement can be
validated.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ The Cost Of Milk Production; Volume 357 Of Bulletin (Cornell
University. Agricultural Experiment Station) Herbert Andrew Hopper,
Frederick Eugene Robertson Cornell University, 1915 Technology
& Engineering; Agriculture; General; Dairying; Milk yield;
Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry;
Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General
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