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The English Civil War

David Clark

Publication: September 2008
Extent: 160 pp
Format: Crown Octavo (186 x 124mm)
Price: 9.99
ISBN: 9781842432938
EAN: 9781842432938
13 Digit ISBN: 978-1-84243-293-8
Binding: hardback
Market: history
Rights: World
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  • The English Civil War is a subject of perennial interest
  • The concise presentation of the major events and key facts of the English Civil War within a single, manageable volume
  • Deals with the subject in a user-friendly chronological narrative, rather than with themed essays
  • Aimed at the general reader and as an introductory text for students and enthusiasts

The English Civil War is a subject of perennial interest. This book presents the ‘essentials’ of the conflict in the form of a readable chronological narrative, beginning with the causes of the war and ending with the execution of King Charles I.

The author, who has been exploring battlefields for 50 years, describes the celebrated battles – including Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby – together with the major political events which characterized one of the most turbulent periods in English History.

Contemporary documents and leading secondary sources have been used to produce a picture of those troubled times – years which revolutionised government and witnessed the first faltering steps of Parliamentarians towards the democratic form of government we know today.

Students of the English Civil War will find this latest addition to the ‘Pocket Essentials’ series invaluable as a source of reference, while the general reader will be encouraged to delve deeper into what is, undeniably, the most fascinating of historical subjects.

Appendices to the text include a battlefield visitor’s guide, a survey of contemporary folklore and a comparison of the English and American Civil Wars.


David Clark is a retired teacher who taught history in schools, colleges and universities for over 30 years.

For a review copy or further information, please contact Chris Burrows PR
on 0161 445 6635 or email chris-burrows@o2.co.uk

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