English Civil War, The (Pocket Essentials (Paperback))

David Clark

ISBN 10: 1842433458 / ISBN 13: 9781842433454

Published by Pocket Essentials, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: English Civil War, The (Pocket Essentials (Paperback))
• Publisher: Pocket Essentials
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842433458
• ISBN 13: 9781842433454
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The English Civil War is a subject of perennial interest. This book presents the 'essentials' of the conflict in the form of a readable chronological narrative, beginning with the causes of the war and ending with the execution of King Charles I. The author, who has been exploring battlefields for 50 years, describes the celebrated battles - including Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby - together with the major political events which characterised one of the most turbulent periods in English History.

Contemporary documents and leading secondary sources have been used to produce a picture of those troubled times - years which revolutionised government and witnessed the first faltering steps of Parliamentarians towards the democratic form of government we know today.

Students of the English Civil War will find this an invaluable source of reference, while the general reader will be encouraged to delve deeper into what is, undeniably, the most fascinating of historical subjects.

About the Author

David Clark has taught History for more than three decades in comprehensive and independent schools, in Further Education and Adult Education Colleges, and in universities at both undergraduate and post-graduate level. He is currently a senior tutor working within HM Prison Service.