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Women All on Fire: The Women of the English Civil War
Alison Plowden
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Description for Women All on Fire: The Women of the English Civil War
Paperback. Women all on fire Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Using personal accounts from both Royalist and Parliamentarian supporters to reveal the untold story of the women of the English Civil War, Alison Plowden illustrates how the conflict affected the lives of women and how they coped with unfamiliar responsibilities. Some displayed a courage so far above their sex as to suprise and disconcert their men. The Royalists included Queen Henrietta, who went abroad to raise money for the cause, and Mary Bankes who held Corfe Castle for the king with her daughters, heaving stones and hot embers over the battlements at the attacking Roundheads. On the opposing side, Lady ... Read more
Using personal accounts from both Royalist and Parliamentarian supporters to reveal the untold story of the women of the English Civil War, Alison Plowden illustrates how the conflict affected the lives of women and how they coped with unfamiliar responsibilities. Some displayed a courage so far above their sex as to suprise and disconcert their men. The Royalists included Queen Henrietta, who went abroad to raise money for the cause, and Mary Bankes who held Corfe Castle for the king with her daughters, heaving stones and hot embers over the battlements at the attacking Roundheads. On the opposing side, Lady ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750937658
SKU
V9780750937658
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Alison Plowden
Alison Plowden is a well-loved and popular author, whose other publications include 'Elizabeth I', 'Tudor Women' and 'Henrietta Maria'.
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