The Great Rebellion: The King's War 1641-1647
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In the turbulent decades of the seventeenth century, England tore itself apart in one of the most dramatic and consequential conflicts in its history — and C. V. Wedgwood's The King's War 1641–1647 chronicles this cataclysm with masterly authority and narrative precision. The second volume of her acclaimed The Great Rebellion series, this work traces the arc of the English Civil War from its violent ignition through the years of bitter struggle between King Charles I and Parliament, presenting the campaigns, politics, and personalities that shaped a nation's destiny. Wedgwood brings to vivid life the generals, statesmen, and ordinary soldiers caught in the crossfire of ideology and ambition, illuminating how a dispute over the divine right of kings escalated into outright warfare on English soil. Wedgwood's scholarship is distinguished by her rare gift for combining rigorous historical research with prose of remarkable elegance, a quality that earned her recognition as one of the finest British historians of the twentieth century. The King's War stands as a cornerstone of Civil War historiography, arguing compellingly that the conflict was not merely a clash of armies, but a profound rupture in English political culture whose reverberations shaped the modern world. For anyone seeking to understand how a king came to be tried and executed by his own people, this is the indispensable account.
Author: C. V. Wedgwood
Format: Hardback
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Yellowed
In the turbulent decades of the seventeenth century, England tore itself apart in one of the most dramatic and consequential conflicts in its history — and C. V. Wedgwood's The King's War 1641–1647 chronicles this cataclysm with masterly authority and narrative precision. The second volume of her acclaimed The Great Rebellion series, this work traces the arc of the English Civil War from its violent ignition through the years of bitter struggle between King Charles I and Parliament, presenting the campaigns, politics, and personalities that shaped a nation's destiny. Wedgwood brings to vivid life the generals, statesmen, and ordinary soldiers caught in the crossfire of ideology and ambition, illuminating how a dispute over the divine right of kings escalated into outright warfare on English soil. Wedgwood's scholarship is distinguished by her rare gift for combining rigorous historical research with prose of remarkable elegance, a quality that earned her recognition as one of the finest British historians of the twentieth century. The King's War stands as a cornerstone of Civil War historiography, arguing compellingly that the conflict was not merely a clash of armies, but a profound rupture in English political culture whose reverberations shaped the modern world. For anyone seeking to understand how a king came to be tried and executed by his own people, this is the indispensable account.