Scots Armies Of The English Civil Wars

Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782007555

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Scots Armies of the English Civil Wars by Stuart Reid Pdf

In the summer of 1642 the First Civil War between king and parliament had broken out in England. Initially both sides were confident of victory, but after the first campaigns ended in stalemate they began looking for allies. The meddling of the Stuart Kings with Scotland's religious traditions provoked the National Covenant, and later the Solemn League and Covenant. Yet many Scots continued to support the King, and after his execution, his exiled son.This fine text by Stuart Reid examines the Scots armies who fought in the English Civil Wars, and features numerous illustrations and photographs, including full page colour plates by Graham Turner.

Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752486758

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All the King's Armies by Stuart Reid Pdf

On 23 September 1642 Prince Rupert's cavalry triumphed outside Worcester in the first major clash on the English Civil War. Almost precisely nine years later, on 3 September 1651, that war was won by Oliver Cromwell's famous Ironsides outside the same city and in part upon the same ground. Stuart Reid provides a detailed yet readable new military history – the first to be published for over twenty years – of the three conflicts between 1642 and 1651 known as the English Civil War. Prince Rupert, Oliver Cromwell Patrick Ruthven, Alexander Leslie and Sir Thomas Fairfax all play their parts in this fast-moving narrative. At the heart of the book are fresh interpretations, not only of the key battles such as Marston Moor in 1644, but also of the technical and economic factors which helped shape strategy and tactics, making this a truly comprehensive study of one of the most famous conflicts in British history. This book is a must for all historians and enthusiasts of seventeenth-century English history.

Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782007005

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Scots Armies of the English Civil Wars by Stuart Reid Pdf

In the summer of 1642 the First Civil War between king and parliament had broken out in England. Initially both sides were confident of victory, but after the first campaigns ended in stalemate they began looking for allies. The meddling of the Stuart Kings with Scotland's religious traditions provoked the National Covenant, and later the Solemn League and Covenant. Yet many Scots continued to support the King, and after his execution, his exiled son.This fine text by Stuart Reid examines the Scots armies who fought in the English Civil Wars, and features numerous illustrations and photographs, including full page colour plates by Graham Turner.

Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783469390

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Crown, Covenant and Cromwell by Stuart Reid Pdf

Crown, Covenant and Cromwell is a groundbreaking military history of the Great Civil War or rather the last Anglo-Scottish War as it was fought in Scotland and by Scottish armies in England between 1639 and 1651. While the politics of the time are necessarily touched upon, it is above all the story of those armies and the men who marched in them under generals such as Alexander Leslie, the illiterate soldier of fortune who became Earl of Leven, James Graham, Marquis of Montrose and of course Oliver Cromwell, the fenland farmer and Lord Protector of England.Historians sometimes seem to regard battles as rather too exciting to be a respectable field of study, but determining just how that battle was won or lost is often just as important as unraveling the underlying reasons why it came to be fought in the first place or the consequences that followed. Here, Stuart Reid, one of Scotlands leading military historians, brings the campaigns and battles of those far off unhappy times to life in a fast-paced and authoritative narrative as never before.

Author : Major Bradley T. Gericke
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782896548

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Civil Wars In Britain, 1640-1646: Military Revolution On Campaign by Major Bradley T. Gericke Pdf

The military organization of nation states and their employment of armies are central aspects of early modern European history. The seventeenth century was particularly a period of transformation that witnessed drastic change in armies’ preparation for and execution of military campaigns. To date, historians have tended to overlook military development as it occurred in the British Isles. Yet Britain offers the historian an interesting subject for the examination of first, how emerging ideas of military organization, doctrine, and strategy were transmitted from the European continent; and second, how British soldiers demonstrated their familiarity with contemporary military practice through the conduct of campaigns. The evidence of military publications within Britain, as well as the experience of British soldiers overseas, indicates that English and Scottish soldiers grappled with the important tenets of the continental military revolution. The campaign strategies employed by British military commanders during the Second Bishops’ War of 1640 and the English Civil War of 1642-1646 were undoubtedly complex and reflective of the confused political conditions of the period. Nonetheless, British soldiers attempted to fight and to win using a contemporary, thoroughly European understanding of warfare.

Author : Mark Stoyle
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300107005

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Soldiers and Strangers by Mark Stoyle Pdf

The Civil War fought between Charles I and his Parliament is one of the most momentous conflicts in English history. This book provides a wholly new perspective by revealing the extent to which the struggle possessed an "ethnic" dimension, and the impact of that on the forging of English national identity. Stoyle reveals the acute fear of foreign invasion that gripped England after 1640, when the insular English were placed on the brink of what they perceived as a national emergency. Stoyle sets the creation of the New Model Army within that context, arguing that its appearance represented the culmination of a campaign by Oliver Cromwell and others to forge a purely "English" military instrument, one purged of the foreign solders who had been so prominent in earlier Parliamentarian armies. This self-consciously "English" army eventually succeeded in wresting back control of the kingdom by defeating the king's forces, re-conquering Cornwall and Wales, and expelling all foreign agents.

Author : John Philipps Kenyon,Jane H. Ohlmeyer,John Stephen Morrill
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015045626101

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The Civil Wars by John Philipps Kenyon,Jane H. Ohlmeyer,John Stephen Morrill Pdf

This beautifully illustrated military history of the British and Irish Civil Wars offers an integrated account of the conflict that engulfed the kingdoms ruled by Charles I after 1638. On one hand, it studies the interaction between the Stuart kingdoms, comparing and contrasting their wartime experiences; on the other, it outlines the various civil wars which were fought in Scotland, Ireland, and England during the 1640s. Throughout the text, contributors examine how troops were raised, trained, clothed, armed, fed, and paid; the strategies adopted by the protagonists fighting in the various theatres of war; and the tactics used by their generals in combat. What role did siege warfare play in shaping the course of events? What contribution did seapower make to the conduct of combat on land? What impact did ten years of brutal conflict have on the populations of England, Ireland, and Scotland--especially on the women and children? Such are the questions this book aims to answer.

Author : Maurice Ashley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015018901127

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The English Civil War by Maurice Ashley Pdf

One of the most dramatic periods in English history was that of the civil wars fought throughout the 17th century. It split the population down the middle. The origins of the war and the course of the campaigns are here described accompanied by paintings, engravings and broadsheets.

Author : Peter Young
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN : 1841760404

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The English Civil War by Peter Young Pdf

This book is also available as part of the Men-at-Arms series as no. 14: 'The English Civil War Armies'. Beginning with the outbreak of the first Civil War in 1642 and ending with the Restoration of King Charles in 1660, this book studies the Cavalier and Parliamentarian armies who fought in these conflicts. In 30 years of bloodshed, counties were divided and families were split, as men and women followed their individual allegiances.

Author : Peter Young,Richard Holmes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036012206

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The English Civil War by Peter Young,Richard Holmes Pdf

Edgehill; Oxford; Marston Moor; Lostwithiel; Newbury; Naseby.

Author : Philip J. Haythornthwaite
Publisher : Blandford
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015001757734

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The English Civil War, 1642-1651 by Philip J. Haythornthwaite Pdf

Author : Barry Robertson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317061069

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Royalists at War in Scotland and Ireland, 1638–1650 by Barry Robertson Pdf

Analysing the make-up and workings of the Royalist party in Scotland and Ireland during the civil wars of the mid-seventeenth century, Royalists at War is the first major study to explore who Royalists were in these two countries and why they gave their support to the Stuart kings. It compares and contrasts the actions, motivations and situations of key Scottish and Irish Royalists, paying particular attention to concepts such as honour, allegiance and loyalty, as well as practical considerations such as military capability, levels of debt, religious tensions, and political geography. It also shows how and why allegiances changed over time and how this impacted on the royal war effort. Alongside this is an investigation into why the Royalist cause failed in Scotland and Ireland and the implications this had for crown strategy within a wider British context. It also examines the extent to which Royalism in Scotland and Ireland differed from their English counterpart, which in turn allows an assessment to be made as to what constituted core elements of British and Irish Royalism.

Author : Stanley D. M. Carpenter
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015073962964

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The English Civil War by Stanley D. M. Carpenter Pdf

The essays in this volume explore the military, political, social, religious, economic and constitutional context within which the Royalist and Parliamentarian forces struggled. Additionally, the essays examine the nature of armies and of war in mid-seventeenth century Britain, as well as selected campaigns and battles that shaped the eventual outcome.

Author : Alisdair McRae
Publisher : Fastprint Publishing
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Battles
ISBN : 1446614190

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How the Scottish Won the English Civil War by Alisdair McRae Pdf

Author : Barbara Donagan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199565702

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War in England 1642-1649 by Barbara Donagan Pdf

Drawing extensively on primary sources, and with the focus on examining what the war was like to live through - for example the living conditions for soldiers, the conduct of war, etc. - this study illuminates the human cost of war and its effect on society, both in our own day as well as in the 17th century.