The English Wars and Republic, 1637û1660

by Seel; Graham E

• ISBN13: 9780415199025
• ISBN10: 0415199026
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1999-09-02
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The English Wars and Republicexplores the period of turmoil in British history from 1637 and the latter part of the reign of Charles I, to the restoration with Charles II in 1660. The religious and political crises surrounding the Civil Wars, and the key personalities of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell are discussed in detail.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	vi
Series Preface	vii
Acknowledgements	viii
The background to the crisis of 1637--1640	1	(13)
The emergence of Royalists and Roundheads, 1640--1642	14	(16)
The war machines, 1642--1646	30	(17)
The victors fall out and the emergence of radicalism, 1646--1649	47	(17)
The trial and execution of King Charles I and the constitutional consequences, 1649--1653	64	(16)
The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, 1653--1658	80	(19)
Foreign policy during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, 1653--1658	99	(10)
The collapse of the republican experiment, 1658--1660	109	(13)
Notes and sources	122	(11)
Selected bibliography	133	(2)
Index	135