The English Civil War (Arnold Readers in History) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340631732 ISBN 13: 9780340631737

Publisher: Hodder Education, 1997

Synopsis

Under the impact of 'revisionist' writings the history of the English Civil War has splintered. That is not to say that there was once consensus on how the revolution should be characterized or interpreted but revisionism has separated out different aspects of historical experience - economic, social, political, religious, and cultural - that once tended to be connected together.
It is not the purpose of this volume somehow to turn the clock back, to recreate what was undoubtedly in part a false coherence. But the editors are concerned to suggest how some of the starker discontinuities should in turn be challenged and reconnections made, without losing sight of the complexity of the issues at hand. Rather than constituting a representative or 'balanced' body of work, the articles or chapters included in this volume contribute to that larger aim and provide some of the most stimulating recent writing on the origins and course of the civil war.

About this title

Synopsis:

This study covers the causes and the outbreak of the Civil War upto 1642 and concentrates upon the role of parliament, religion, the "British Problem", Charles I and the growing political consciousness during this period. It then goes on to explain the course and consequences of the war between 1642 and 1649, the reasons for parliament's victory and the origins of the radicalism that led to the revolution of 1649. Other areas covered include allegiance in the civil war and the role of the aristocracy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Education
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0340631732
• ISBN 13: 9780340631737
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Cust Richard, Hughes Ann