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The English Civil War
Conflict and Contexts, 1640-49
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The English Civil War
Conflict and Contexts, 1640-49
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John Adamson provides a new synthesis of current research on the political crisis that engulfed England in the 1640s. Drawing on new archival findings and challenging current orthodoxies, these essays by leading historians offer a variety of original perspectives, locating English events firmly within a 'three kingdoms' context.
Table of Contents
Introduction
High Roads and Blind Alleys: The English Civil War and its Historiography; J.Adamson
Rethinking Royalist Politics, 1642-49; D.Scott
Anglicanism and Royalism in the 1640s; A.Milton
Perceptions of Parliament: Faction and 'The Public'; J.Peacey
The Baronial Context of the Irish Civil Wars; J.Ohlmeyer
The 'Scottish Moment', 1638-45; A.I.MacInnes
Centre and Locality in Civil War England; C.Holmes
The Politics of Fairfax's Army, 1645-49; I.Gentles
Rhetoric, Reality, and the Varieties of Civil War Radicalism; P.Baker
Notes
Further Reading
Notes on the Contributors
Index.
Product details
Published | 16 Dec 2008 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 352 |
ISBN | 9780333986561 |
Imprint | Red Globe Press |
Dimensions | Not specified |
Series | Problems in Focus |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |

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