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The English Civil War: A Military History

The English Civil War: A Military History

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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).

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ISBN13: 9781350143517
ISBN10: 1350143510
Language: English
Publication Year: 2019
Format: Paperback

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    A vivid history of Britain's bloodiest civil conflict

  • Who is this book for?

    If you're interested in understanding the brutal reality of civil war on a personal level, this book offers a compelling recounting of the English Civil War. Through detailed battle accounts and vivid personal letters, you'll see how the war changed people's lives and landscapes, making history feel close and real.

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