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OverviewSir, 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). Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter GauntPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Weight: 0.438kg ISBN: 9781350143517ISBN 10: 1350143510 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 05 September 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsCONTENTS List of maps List of colour plates List of other illustrations Acknowledgements Maps Introduction The Faces of War Chapter One `One Unexpected Accident after Another, as Waves of the Sea': The Origins and Causes of the English Civil War Chapter Two `And Thus Innocently Began this Cursed War': The War Begins, a Nation Divides and the Conflicts of 1642 Chapter Three `So Many Asses to the Slaughter': The Nature of the English Civil War Chapter Four `War is a Womb Big With Many Miseries': The Fighting and Campaigns of 1643 Chapter Five `Pluck[ing] a Victory out of the Enemies' Hands': The Fighting and Campaigns of 1644 Chapter Six `Bestrewed with Carcases of Horses and Men': The Fighting and Campaigns of 1645-46 and the Outcome of the War Conclusion The Impact, Consequences and Legacy of the Civil War Guide to further reading IndexReviewsAuthor InformationPeter Gaunt is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Chester. His books include The British Wars, 1637-1651; The English Civil War: The Essential Readings; The English Civil Wars; Oliver Cromwell; and The Correspondence of Henry Cromwell, 1655-59. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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