The Clarke Papers Volume 27

Author : William Clarke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0521862671

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The Clarke Papers: Volume 27 by William Clarke Pdf

Since their publication in the Camden Series over 100 years ago, Sir Charles Firth's editions of the papers and New Model Army secretary William Clarke, Clarke Papers I-IV (1891-1901), have formed a fundamental source for students of the English Civil War and Interregnum, 1642-1660. This volume offers a further selection, deciphered for the first time since they were written by Frances Henderson, from the many documents which Clarke disguised in one of the rudimentary shorthand systems of his day. The new material consists mainly of the political intelligence which was being passed at every level from informed sources in London and elsewhere to English army headquarters in Scotland, where Clarke was based during the 1650s. The text is fully annotated. Appendices include a list of correspondents identified by Clarke in shorthand letters otherwise written en clair, and a survey of the use of shorthand in early seventeenth-century England.

Author : Timothy Venning
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526789426

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The Fall of Cromwell’s Republic and the Return of the King by Timothy Venning Pdf

This book completes the series of studies of the 'British Revolution of the Three Kingdoms of England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland' and covers the period from the fall of the 'failed state' and Protectorate in 1657 to the restoration of the Stuart monarchy and Charles II in 1660, examines the Restoration settlement in depth and a high point in Stuart pro-French and Catholic policy - contrary to the 1660 Restoration understanding when Charles II vowed reluctance 'go on {his} travels again' and follows the Stuart Restoration and pro-French - and pro-Catholic foreign policy to 1670. Cromwell's death had signaled the end of an overarching figure who held the failing state together and began England's nascent 'great power' foreign and 'colonial' policy. It covers Richard Cromwell's emergence and as a figure far from the 'Tumbledown Dick' of popular legend. Also, the remarkable role of General George Monck as the genial military man guiding the failing and chaotic state to Restoration and stability. Monck underpinned the gentry and merchant class as the root of state and society which outlived civil wars, military dictatorship, political chaos and Stuart monarchical rule.

Author : Sampson Low
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1194 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : English imprints
ISBN : PRNC:32101043497575

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The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low Pdf

Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.

Author : William Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:310471615

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The Clarke Papers by William Clark Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
ISBN : NYPL:33433069267262

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Cambridge Public Library Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christopher L. Scott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317024613

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The Maligned Militia by Christopher L. Scott Pdf

Despite its failure to unseat King James II, the Monmouth Rebellion had a profound influence upon English politics. In particular, it reignited the debate about whether the country should rely on a professional army under direct royal control or local country militias made up of part-time soldiers. King James favoured the former, and used criticism of the militia’s performance during the rebellion to support his argument. Contemporary commentators and historians alike all certainly seemed to agree that the king’s victory was won in spite of - not because of - the militia. But is this a fair judgement? Drawing upon a wealth of information gathered from personal accounts, private papers, letters, financial records, diaries and memoirs, this book revisits the events of 1685 to assess the militia’s performance in helping to defeat the so-called ’pitchfork rebellion’. Through an extensive investigation into the militia itself, its social composition, role, training, armament and leadership the study sets a benchmark for what could have been realistically expected of these part-time soldiers, and then sets this against the actual tasks that were asked of it in 1685. The results that emerge from this exercise paint a very different picture of the militia’s role in the rebellion than has hitherto been accepted by historians. Judged by these criteria, a convincing case is made that the militia was in fact an efficient military organisation according to contemporary expectations and demands made of it. Criticisms of it, it is argued, stem more from political expediency than impartial judgment. As well as being of interest to military and social historians, this book demonstrates the dangers to all historians of taking at face value contemporary comments. It shows how subtle and interlocking forces, that may at first glance appear unrelated, can work together to colour opinions of events and organisations.

Author : John Gooch
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780714631288

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The Prospect of War by John Gooch Pdf

First Published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Donald Grant Creighton
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 1200 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0802071643

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John A. Macdonald by Donald Grant Creighton Pdf

John A. Macdonald's flamboyant personality dominated Canadian public life from the years preceding Confederation to the end of the 19th century. 'Probably the greatest Canadian biography yet published in English' - Dictionary of Canadian Biography.

Author : John Gooch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317388814

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The Plans of War by John Gooch Pdf

This book’s contribution to the discussion on the origin’s of the First World War is a pioneering study of both the British General Staff and the evolution of military strategy in the period immediately prior to the war. It describes the development of the General Staff, Britain’s agency for strategic planning, and goes on to give an account of its role in devising strategy. Problems are examined as they arose at grass-roots level in the War Office and progressed upward towards the Cabinet. The complex cross-currents involving the Admiralty, Foreign Office, Treasury and individuals from Edward VII downwards are charted. The account covers British military policy up to 1916, interpreting the Gallipoli campaign and explanation for its failure.

Author : Brian Bond,Ian Roy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317414568

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War and Society Volume 1 by Brian Bond,Ian Roy Pdf

Originally published in 1975, this volume filled a gap in existing scholarship by providing a comprehensive group of essays on the historical study of war and armed forces and their relationship with society. These volumes include articles ranging from the Renaissance to the era of total war.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1700 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : UOM:39015084434243

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Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Archives
ISBN : IND:30000125137186

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Archives by Anonim Pdf

Author : D.J. Hall
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780774845007

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Clifford Sifton, Volume 2 by D.J. Hall Pdf

A Lonely Eminence is the second of two volumes tracing the public life and times of Clifford Sifton, one of Canada's most controversial politicians. Volume II examines Sifton's life and work in the twentieth century, especially his political activities. Sifton's involvement in the early administration of the Yukon Territory is analyzed, as is his concern for a rational, all-Canadian transportation policy and his role in railway development in the west. Volume II of Clifford Sifton, like Volume I, is rich in historical detail and is the result of extensive research into original historical sources. The vitality and significance of Sifton's public and political career emerge from this political biography, which will be of interest to Canadian historians and political scientists, as well as to anyone interested in the growth and development of Canada.

Author : Bernard W. Bell,Emily R. Grosholz,James B. Stewart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136048623

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W.E.B. Du Bois on Race and Culture by Bernard W. Bell,Emily R. Grosholz,James B. Stewart Pdf

Interpreting Du Bois' thoughts on race and culture in a broadly philosophical sense, this volume assembles original essays by some of today's leading scholars in a critical dialogue on different important theoretical and practical issues that concerned him throughout his long career: the conundrum of race, the issue of gender equality, and the perplexities of pan-Africanism.

Author : Arnold M. Pavlovsky
Publisher : Arnold Pavlovsky
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780984423408

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In Pursuit of a Phantom by Arnold M. Pavlovsky Pdf