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 characterized 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.
- ISBN10 1842433458
- ISBN13 9781842433454
- Publish Date 23 June 2010 (first published 24 September 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pocket Essentials
- Edition 2
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English
- URL https://pocketessentials.co.uk/