1st Edition

The British Wars, 1637-1651

By Peter Gaunt Copyright 1997
116 Pages
by Routledge

116 Pages
by Routledge

116 Pages
by Routledge

During the 1640s, the kingdoms ruled by Charles I - England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland - were gripped by a series of civil wars and conflicts which were, in part, distinct to each kingdom, but which also overlapped and inter-related, leading some British historians to portray them as a single 'British' conflict. The British Wars by Peter Gaunt offers a concise history of these wars, from... Read more
Time Line Map 1: England and Wales, 1639–51 Map 2: Scotland, 1639–51 Map 3: Ireland, 1641–52 1 Introduction: an English or a British civil war? 2 Prelude to Conflict?: the Early Stuart Inheritance 3 From Peace to War in Three Kingdoms, 1637–42 4 The British Wars, 1642–7 5 A British Military Settlement, 1647–51 6 Conclusions: a Common Experience?

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Peter Gaunt