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The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Blair Worden
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Description for The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
paperback. A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian.
The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of the throne, but the conflict of 1640-60 was more dramatic: the monarchy and the House of Lords were abolished, to be replaced by a republic and military rule.
In this wonderfully readable account, Blair Worden explores the events of this period and their origins - the war between King and Parliament, the execution of Charles I, Cromwell's rule and the Restoration - while aiming to reveal something more elusive: the motivations of contemporaries on both sides and the concerns of later generations.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753826911
SKU
9780753826911
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About Blair Worden
Blair Worden is a historian, among the leading authorities on the period of the English Civil War. He has taught at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Sussex and Chicago. After a period as a Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, he took up a position as a Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London. As of 2011 he is an Emeritus Fellow of St Edmund Hall.
Reviews for The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660
Worden is a spellbinding writer ... he skewers the myriad shifting issues with precision, his every sentence commanding respect for his measured judgment and the marvellous suppleness of his language
DAILY EXPRESS
It is hard to imagine a better introduction to the subject
HISTORY TODAY
Straightforward, stimulating and a joy to read ... It makes you want to know more
LITERARY REVIEW
As an introduction to the English civil wars, Worden's book is peerless. Brief, though it is, it is a work of exceptionally large achievement
THE SPECTATOR
An exemplary piece of popular history... opening up perhaps the most important national story to the nation, passionately retold yet unadorned ... If you want to be informed about that unfortunate period of English history, Blair Worden's crisp 160-pager may well be the best place to start
Nicholas Bagnal
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
DAILY EXPRESS
It is hard to imagine a better introduction to the subject
HISTORY TODAY
Straightforward, stimulating and a joy to read ... It makes you want to know more
LITERARY REVIEW
As an introduction to the English civil wars, Worden's book is peerless. Brief, though it is, it is a work of exceptionally large achievement
THE SPECTATOR
An exemplary piece of popular history... opening up perhaps the most important national story to the nation, passionately retold yet unadorned ... If you want to be informed about that unfortunate period of English history, Blair Worden's crisp 160-pager may well be the best place to start
Nicholas Bagnal
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH