The English Civil War: Papists, Gentlewomen, Soldiers, and Witchfinders in the Birth of Modern BritainIn 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. |
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Contents
The Last Cavalier? | 1 |
The MeekEyed Peace | 7 |
Anna Trapnel and Lucy Hay | 39 |
The BishopsL Wars the Three Kingdoms and Montrose | 71 |
Pym against the Papists | 98 |
Stand Up Shout Mars | 121 |
The Valley of Decision | 140 |
Edgehill | 175 |
The Battle of Lostwithiel | 357 |
The Nations Nightmares | 373 |
The Childrens Tales | 389 |
God with Us Montroses Campaign | 397 |
Parliament Joan and Richard Wiseman | 407 |
The New Model Army and Naseby Fight | 416 |
The Siege of Taunton and the Clubmen | 435 |
Anne Halkett and the Escape of James II | 442 |
Iconoclasm | 196 |
The Death of Dreams | 207 |
The War over Christmas | 233 |
Henrietta Maria | 244 |
Newbury Fight | 252 |
Oxford and London | 266 |
The Bitterness of War | 288 |
Two Marriages | 300 |
Marston Moor and Cromwell | 323 |
General Hunger Hannah Wolley Kenelm Digby and the Deer of Corse Lawn | 340 |
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