Civil Wars: 1637-1653; Author: Bennett, Martyn; Editor: Briggs, Asa; Paperback

Author: Bennett, Martyn; Editor: Briggs, Asa
Sutton Pocket Histories; Paperback; Maps, Notes, Further Reading List, Index
114 pages
Published: September 1998
Sutton Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 0750919124

A key theme of this unique history of the English Civil Wars is the relationship of the four nations involved (Scotland, England, Ireland, and Wales) and their amalgamation into one state in the 1650s. Starting from the events in Scotland which heralded the rejection of Charles rs religious and political vision north of the border, eminent historian and author Martyn Bennett traces the events that led to the sweeping away of the features of government and society in rebellion, war and revolution, culminating in the one-nation Republic in 1653.Powerful and evocative story of sixteen momentous years. First popular modern history of the Civil Wars covering the four nations of the British Isles. Powerful and evocative story of sixteen momentous years. First popular modern history of the Civil Wars covering the four nations of the British Isles.Martyn Bennett traces rebellion and conflict in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales between the years of 1637 and 1653, and goes on to describe the culmination of the parliamentarian effort in the creation of the Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell.