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Worcestershire Under Arms : An English County During the Civil Wars
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Atkin, Malcolm.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649.
- Great Britain--History--Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.
- Worcestershire (England)--History, Military.
- Worcestershire (England).
- Great Britain.
- Local Subjects:
- Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649.
- Great Britain--History--Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.
- Worcestershire (England)--History, Military.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (478 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Worcestershire Under Arms
- Place of Publication:
- : Pen and Sword, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A ground-breaking new history of the English Civil War in Worcestershire which looks at the experience of local men who were recruited into the Royalist and Parliamentarian armies. The author gives a fascinating account of how the armies were raised, maintained and equipped, and he records how major events in the Civil War across England affected the county. In addition, he includes extensive and revealing extracts from contemporary documents. The result is an authentic inside view of the impact of the conflict on an English county, and this evidence reflects the Civil War experience of the co
- Contents:
- ""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chronology""; ""Chapter One The military establishment in Worcestershire before the Civil Wars""; ""Chapter Two Conflicting loyalties 1642""; ""Chapter Three Raising an army 1643�44""; ""Chapter Four Maintaining an army""; ""Chapter Five Losing an army 1645�46""; ""Chapter Six A Parliamentary Militia 1647�60""; ""Chapter Seven The Militia at the Restoration""; ""Appendix 1: Muster Roll for Worcestershire 1641""; ""Appendix 2: Gentry assessed for Horse 1642""; ""Appendix 3: Royalist gentry 1646""
- ""Appendix 4: Worcestershire regiments in the Civil Wars""""Further Reading""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Notes""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781783378357
- 1783378352
- OCLC:
- 854974671
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