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Author : Diane Purkiss
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780007369119
This popular history of the English Civil War tells the story of the bloody conflict between Oliver Cromwell and Charles I from the perspectives of those involved.
Author : Diane Purkiss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 000715061X
This history of the English Civil War brings to life the people who fought and died in it and in doing so changed the history of the world. It draws on sources such as letters, ballads, illustrations, plays and material from private collections and is peopled with rich characters including John Milton and Oliver Cromwell.
Author : Diane Purkiss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786732623
In this compelling history of the violent struggle between the monarchy and Parliament that tore apart seventeenth-century England, a rising star among British historians sheds new light on the people who fought and died through those tumultuous years. Drawing on exciting new sources, including letters, memoirs, ballads, plays, illustrations, and even cookbooks, Diane Purkiss creates a rich and nuanced portrait of this turbulent era. The English Civil War’s dramatic consequences-rejecting the divine right monarchy in favor of parliamentary rule-continue to influence our lives, and in this colorful narrative, Purkiss vividly brings to life the history that changed the course of Western government.
Author : Howard Zinn
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0060528427
Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schools -- with its emphasis on great men in high places -- to focus on the street, the home, and the, workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As historian Howard Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battles -- the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality -- were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance. Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, A People's History of the United States, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. Revised, updated, and featuring a new after, word by the author, this special twentieth anniversary edition continues Zinn's important contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.
Author : Peter Gaunt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857723857
Sir, God hath taken away your eldest son by a cannon shot. It brake his leg. We were necessitated to have it cut off, whereof he died.' In one of the most famous and moving letters of the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell told his brother-in-law that on 2 July 1644 Parliament had won an emphatic victory over a Royalist army commanded by King Charles I's nephew, Prince Rupert, on rolling moorland west of York. But that battle, Marston Moor, had also slain his own nephew, the recipient's firstborn. In this vividly narrated history of the deadly conflict that engulfed the nation during the 1640s, Peter Gaunt shows that, with the exception of World War I, the death-rate was higher than any other contest in which Britain has participated. Numerous towns and villages were garrisoned, attacked, damaged or wrecked. The landscape was profoundly altered. Yet amidst all the blood and killing, the fighting was also a catalyst for profound social change and innovation. Charting major battles, raids and engagements, the author uses rich contemporary accounts to explore the life-changing experience of war for those involved, whether musketeers at Cheriton, dragoons at Edgehill or Cromwell's disciplined Ironsides at Naseby (1645).
Author : David Williams
Publisher : New Press, The
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781595587473
“Does for the Civil War period what Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States did for the study of American history in general.” —Library Journal Historian David Williams has written the first account of the American Civil War as viewed though the eyes of ordinary people—foot soldiers, slaves, women, prisoners of war, draft resisters, Native Americans, and others. Richly illustrated with little-known anecdotes and firsthand testimony, this path-breaking narrative moves beyond presidents and generals to tell a new and powerful story about America’s most destructive conflict. A People’s History of the Civil War is a “readable social history” that “sheds fascinating light” on this crucial period. In so doing, it recovers the long-overlooked perspectives and forgotten voices of one of the defining chapters of American history (Publishers Weekly). “Meticulously researched and persuasively argued.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Author : Blair Worden
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780297857594
A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian. The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of the throne, but the conflict of 1640-60 was more dramatic: the monarchy and the House of Lords were abolished, to be replaced by a republic and military rule. In this wonderfully readable account, Blair Worden explores the events of this period and their origins - the war between King and Parliament, the execution of Charles I, Cromwell's rule and the Restoration - while aiming to reveal something more elusive: the motivations of contemporaries on both sides and the concerns of later generations.
Author : Keith Lindley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136223877
The origins, nature and consequence of the English Civil War are subjects of continuing historical controversy. The English Civil War and Revolution is a wide ranging, accessible sourcebook covering the principal aspects of the mid-seventeenth century crisis. It presents a comprehensive guide to the historiographical debates involved. Drawing on a variety of source material such as official records, private correspondence, diaries, minutes of debates and petitions, this text provides: * contextual introductions to documents * a comprehensive glossary of seventeenth century terms * a chronology of events for reference * illustrations, including contemporary woodcuts. While familiarising students with some of the main sources drawn upon by historians working in the field, The English Civil War and Revolution contains many extracts from unpublished, manuscript sources. By taking sources from all levels of society and grouping them thematically, this book offers a number of viewpoints on the civil war and revolution, thus aiding understanding of this complex period.
Author : Peter Gaunt
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001-02-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0631208089
This book brings together twelve of the most influential articles on the English Civil War, including coverage of all the major debates on this key period in British history.
Author : James Hobson
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1526734877
Have you ever found yourself watching a show or reading a novel and wondering what life was really like in the Civil War? Did the war really split families? Was Charles I just too stupid to be King? Did Cromwell really hate the monarchy and did Parliament actually ban Christmas? In this book you'll find fast and fun answers to all your secret questions about this remarkable period of British history. Find out about people's lives and how the Civil War affected them. Learn about the role of women and if they merely stayed at home and suffered, and if Cromwell really was always miserable. James Hobson brings to life the tumultuous and unprecedented period of history that is known as the Civil War. An unfussy yet accurate history, each chapter presents a controversy in itself and sets about dispelling commonly held myths about the Civil War.
Author : Hourly History
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1537585177
English Civil War In 1642, King Charles I and the elected Parliament of England went to war over the future of the Stuart kingdom. Over the next nine years three Civil Wars would be fought, devastating the populations of England, Scotland and Ireland and claiming a death toll of an estimated 800,000 people, including King Charles I himself. Inside you will read about... - Reasons to go to War - The First English Civil War: Choose Your Side - The First English Civil War: The War Begins - The First English Civil War: The War Spreads - The First English Civil War: A New Model Army - The Second Civil War - The Third Civil War With the authority of the monarchy, the freedom of Parliament and the power of religion at stake, the English Civil Wars decided the future of the Great Britain and influenced the future of politics around the world.
Author : Robert Freeman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0989250296
The English Civil War marked a turning point in the development of Western Constitutionalism and Parliamentary government. This volume traces the War's roots in economic, religious, and political conflicts of the early seventeenth century. It covers the lead up to War and the War itself, the trial and execution of Charles I, and the Interregnum under Oliver Cromwell. In concludes with a discussion of the Glorious Revolution and a reflection of the War's impact on the founding of America. The Best One-Hour History series is for those who want a quick but coherent overview of major historical events. It will also serve those who need a competent high-level introduction before going further. Each volume provides a clear and concise account of the episode under discussion. In about an hour, the reader will obtain a well-grounded understanding of why each subject hold iconic status in Western Civilization.
Author : Philip J. Haythornthwaite
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1860198600
A detailed and compelling account of the English Civil War. The text in this title, concentrates upon the military events of the Civil Wars, the armies, their composition, equipment and life, but includes as much of the 'general' history of the Civil Wars as is necessary to illuminate the causes and influences upon the military aspects. The published literature concerning the wars is vast, and aided by the notes and bibliography the reader will be able to pursue in greater depths those topics which are contained in this book.
Author : Malcolm Wanklyn,Frank Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317868392
A Military History of the English Civil War examines how the civil war was won, who fought for whom, and why it ended. With a straightforward style and clear chronology that enables readers to make their own judgements and pursue their own interests further, this original history provides a thorough critique of the reasons that have been cited for Parliament's victory and the King's defeat in 1645/46. It discusses the strategic options of the Parliamentary and Royalist commanders and councils of war and analyses the decisions they made, arguing that the King’s faulty command structure was more responsible for his defeat than Sir Thomas Fairfax's strategic flair. It also argues that the way that resources were used, rather than the resources themselves, explain why the war ended when it did.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1404684679