The British wars, 1637-1651 / Peter Gaunt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaunt, Peter.

Series:

Lancaster pamphlets.

Lancaster pamphlets

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Great Britain.

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

Great Britain--History--Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the 1640's, the kingdoms ruled by Charles I - England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland - were gripped by a series of civil wars and conflicts which were, in part, distinct to each kingdom, but which also overlapped and inter-related, leading some British historians to portray them as a single 'British' conflict. The British Wars by Peter Gaunt offers a concise history of these wars, from the beginning of Charles I's travails with the Scots to the conclusion of the wars at the Battle of Worcester and the English conquest of Ireland and Scotland. Providing a clear, concise and

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Time Line; Map 1: England and Wales, 1639 51; Map 2: Scotland, 1639 51; Map 3: Ireland, 1641 52; Introduction: an English or a British civil war?; Prelude to Conflict?: the Early Stuart Inheritance; The Atlantic archipelago; The reign of James VI and I and its legacy; From Peace to War in Three Kingdoms, 1637 42; Scotland; Ireland; England and Wales; Conclusion: one breakdown or three?; The British Wars, 1642 7; Ireland; England and Wales; Conclusion: one war or three?; A British Military Settlement, 1647 51; Ireland; Scotland

Conclusion: one settlement or three? Conclusions: a Common Experience?; Select Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-88).

ISBN:

1-134-79341-3

1-282-77777-7

1-134-79342-1

9786612777776

0-203-13296-3

9780203132968

OCLC:

179134750