1st Edition
Horses, People and Parliament in the English Civil War Extracting Resources and Constructing Allegiance
By Gavin Robinson
Copyright 2012
264 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
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Horses played a major role in the military, economic, social and cultural history of early-modern England. This book uses the supply of horses to parliamentary armies during the English Civil War to make two related points. Firstly it shows how control of resources - although vital to success - is contingent upon a variety of logistical and political considerations. It then demonstrates how... Read more
Contents: Introduction; The propositions; The other side; Seizure; Quotas; Purchase; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Gavin Robinson
'The scholarly climate and divided expectations of our times have made this book a hybrid of parish and archival investigations, as well as a series of interesting "framing" debates on the historiographic preoccupations with identity, gender, power, and animal studies. ... Gavin Robinson advances our understanding farther and suggests new vectors of inquiry.' Sixteenth Century Journal '... provides many fresh insights into the Civil War, and how parliament, after almost losing several times, won in the end.' English Historical Review
