The civil wars experienced : Britain and Ireland, 1638-1661 / Martyn Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Martyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660.

Great Britain--History--Charles I, 1625-1649.

Ireland--History--1625-1649.

Ireland.

Ireland--History--1649-1660.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Civil Wars Experienced is an exciting new history of the civil wars, which recounts their effects on the 'common people'. This engaging survey throws new light onto a century of violence and political and social upheavalBy looking at personal sources such as diaries, petitions, letters and social sources including the press, The Civil War Experienced clearly sets out the true social and cultural effects of the wars on the peoples of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and how common experiences transcended national and regional boundaries. It ranges widely from the O

Contents:

Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Time line; Maps; 1 The Aberdeen doctors and history; 2 Under occupation the North of England 1640 8; 3 Experiencing rebellion in Ireland 1641 9; 4 The Scottish experience of the wars in the four nations 1638 48; 5 Experiencing war in Wales and England; 6 The revolutionary period 1648 53; 7 Conquered nations: Republican and Restoration Scotland and Ireland, 1653-61; 8 Republic and Restoration in England and Wales 1653 61; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-256) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-72453-5

1-134-72454-3

0-203-98180-4

1-280-31710-8

9780203981801

OCLC:

475942306