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Military History - The English Civil War

The English Civil War
Opposition to Charles I's attempts to impose Anglicism on the Scottish church led to his dispute with Parliament. This resulted in his trial for treason & beheading in 1649. Oliver Cromwell took power & having defeated Charles IIs Royalist Army at Worcester, established the Commonwealth with himself as Lord Protector. This section features books on the history of the Civil War, its major battles & campaigns, & the final restoration of Charles II in 1660.
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THE TRIAL OF CHARLES I
by (Editor) Roger Lockyer

A contemporary account taken from the recollections of Sir Thomas Herbert who served the king during his captivity. And also John Rushworth who served in the House of Commons and was secretary to Fairfax and Cromwell. These documents provide a unique and authoritative account of a trial, often regarded as illegal and ending in a judicial murder.

1959, Folio Society, , ,< A-02>,164pp, portrait, Good. rubbed spine. black decorated boards. faded slip case, ,
Subject...The English Civil Wars & Jacobite Rebellions
Web No. 25844-01..............................£8.00 

OLIVER CROMWELL
by John Morley

A study of the life of one of the great and controversial, personalities of English history. Published by Macmillan November, 1900 (1st printing Oct 1900). Original burgundy cloth, gilt titles, a little wear at extremities, small nick at top of spine, base of spine slightly worn, page fore-edges untrimmed, some foxing of preliminaries. The internals are clean and sound except for some pencilled underlining.

1900, Macmillan, , ,< A-02>,510pp, frontis portrait, index, , ,
Subject...The English Civil Wars & Jacobite Rebellions
Web No. 28550-01..............................£10.00 

HISTORY OF THE IRISH BRIGADES IN THE SERVICE OF FRANCE
by John Cornelius O’Callaghan

From the Revolution in Great Britain and Ireland Under James II, to the Revolution in France Under Louis XVI. The wild geese’ as Irish mercenaries in Europe were known, were renowned as first class fighting men. Forced to flee their native island after the defeat and expulsion of the Catholic King James II, the Irish Brigades followed their master to his exile in France. Fed by continual drafts of fresh exiles from Ireland, the Brigades served both the Stuart (or Jacobite) causes, and that of the French Crown. Eventually the emancipation of the Catholics in Britain and the French revolution dried up the source of recruits and helped ensure that Irish military services would be given to Britain. This history, illustrated with several portraits, is rich and full and cannot fail to be of interest to British, as well as to Irish, readers. Reprint of 1870 original Edition

2004, Naval & Military Press, , 9781845740177,< A-02>,649pp +8 plates., new in card cover, , CARD
Subject...The English Civil Wars & Jacobite Rebellions
Web No. 38138-02..............................£28.00 

THIS WAR WITHOUT AN ENEMY
by Richard Ollard

This well illustrated account of the English Civil wars takes a fresh view of the unparalleled series of events that led up to Cromwell's astonishing period of ascendancy. The book concentrates on life during the war, and how the impact of the wars was felt in family and neighbourhood, in social and professional life.

1976, Hodder & Stoughton, , 0340209658,< A-02>,224pp, 17 colour plates, 50 col illustrations, maps, Very good in good d/w, ,
Subject...The English Civil Wars & Jacobite Rebellions
Web No. 19530-01..............................£10.00 

CULLODEN
by John Prebble

Mass market paperback reflecting age and use.Text clean. Fair.The fateful battle that finally crushed the Jacobite 1745 Rebellion, and the aftermath. This is the story of the ordinary men and women involved in the rebellion who were described in the regimental rosters of the time as Common Men. The book presents the battle as it was for them and their lives as fugitives in the glens or as prisoners on the transportation ships

1979, Penguin Books, , 0140025766,< A-02>,360pp map, , , CARD
Subject...The English Civil Wars & Jacobite Rebellions
Web No. 726-03..............................£2.00 

GLENCOE
by John Prebble

The massacre of the Macdonalds by the Campbells in the reign of william III and the reasons behind the operation which was considered a necessary "act of genocide". Looks at the raids and depredations inflicted on the Lowlands by the Highlanders.

1972, Penguin Books, , 0140028978,< A-02>,304pp, Good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...The English Civil Wars & Jacobite Rebellions
Web No. 26840-01..............................£3.00 

SIR JOHN BERKENHEAD
by P W Thomas

Berkenhead was a major Royalist propagandist in the English Civil War period. He edited the Mercurius Bellicus, Mercurius Aulius and Mercurius Publius, and wrote numerous tracts. An unusual view of the Civil War.

1969, Clarendon Press, , ,< A-02>,xiv + 298pp, vg in wn dw, ,
Subject...The English Civil Wars & Jacobite Rebellions
Web No. 25854-01..............................£12.00 

BATTLES OF THE '45
by Katherine Tomasson and Francis Buist

The story of the last campaign on British soil - the 1745 Rebellion raised by Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Looks at the battles of Prestonpans, Falkirk and the final Jacobite defeat by the Government Forces of English and Scottish troops and Campbell militia under the command of the Duke of Cumberland at Culloden during which the Young Pretender left the field and escaped to France disguised as a Lady's Maid. This final defeat effectively ended Jacobite hopes and claims.

1978, Book Club Edition, , ,< A-02>,192pp, 34 illustrations, maps., very good in dw, ,
Subject...The English Civil Wars & Jacobite Rebellions
Web No. 5587-01..............................£7.00 

BATTLES OF THE '45
by Katherine Tomasson and Francis Buist

The story of the last campaign on British soil - the 1745 Rebellion raised by Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Looks at the battles of Prestonpans, Falkirk and the final Jacobite defeat by the Government Forces of English and Scottish troops and Campbell militia under the command of the Duke of Cumberland at Culloden during which the Young Pretender left the field and escaped to France disguised as a Lady's Maid.

1962, Batsford, , ,< A-02>,216pp, illustrations, maps, Slight wear on dustjacket edge. very good, ,
Subject...The English Civil Wars & Jacobite Rebellions
Web No. 5587-02..............................£8.00 

THE KING'S PEACE
by C. V. Wedgwood

An account of the period that led up to the English Civil War, 1637-1641. The author looks at the rise of the Covenanters in Scotland, and the first and second Scots wars, the leaders Montrose and Argyll, the Army in Ireland and the fate of Strafford and the Irish Rising.

1955, Collins & Brown, , ,< A-02>,510pp, ills, fair in v/worn d/w, ,
Subject...The English Civil Wars & Jacobite Rebellions
Web No. 25972-02..............................£8.00 

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