The English Revolution, 1642-1649 |
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| Author:
| Kennedy, D. E.
D.E., Kennedy |
| Series title: | British History in Perspective Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-23063-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2000 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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This animated and sometimes impassioned account of the English Civil War and revolution discloses the fractured mosaic of English society: the war between King and Parliament; the quarrels and debates within the Army; the Army takeover of Parliament; the attempted counter-revolution the City of London; and the intense factionalism which prevented the cessation of war from becoming a settled peace. The author also explores the symbolism of Charles I's execution, the "Great Debates"...
More DescriptionThis animated and sometimes impassioned account of the English Civil War and revolution discloses the fractured mosaic of English society: the war between King and Parliament; the quarrels and debates within the Army; the Army takeover of Parliament; the attempted counter-revolution the City of London; and the intense factionalism which prevented the cessation of war from becoming a settled peace. The author also explores the symbolism of Charles I's execution, the "Great Debates" about theproper limits of the King's authority and his obligations to God, Parliament, and the people, and the "great divide" in English politics which makes neutral writing about this period impossible. The book also offers insights to the well-informed. Lively and readable, with an ear for the haunting call of "the poorest he in England" amid the hue and cry of battle and the war of words in which the future of the republic was lost.