Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 88 pages) : maps |
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Lancaster pamphlets |
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Lancaster pamphlets.
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Contents |
Map 1: England and Wales, 1639-51 -- Map 2: Scotland, 1639-51 -- Map 3: Ireland, 1641-52 -- 1. Introduction: an English or a British civil war? -- 2. Prelude to Conflict?: the Early Stuart Inheritance. Introduction: the problem of ruling three kingdoms. The Atlantic archipelago. The reign of James VI and I and its legacy -- 3. From Peace to War in Three Kingdoms, 1637-42. Introduction: the kingship of Charles I. Scotland. Ireland. England and Wales. Conclusion: one breakdown or three? -- 4. The British Wars, 1642-7. Introduction: the nature of the three wars. Scotland. Ireland. England and Wales. Conclusion: one war or three? -- 5. A British Military Settlement, 1647-51. Introduction: the nature of the settlement. England and Wales |
Summary |
During the 1640s, 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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-88) |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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Bürgerkrieg
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Krieg
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Engelse Burgeroorlog.
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Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
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Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649.
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Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.
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Great Britain
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England
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Britische Inseln
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Grande-Bretagne -- 1625-1649 (Charles I)
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Grande-Bretagne -- 1649-1660 (Commonwealth et Protectorat)
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Grande-Bretagne -- 1642-1649 (Guerre civile)
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
97013193 |
ISBN |
0203132963 |
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9780203132968 |
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9781134793426 |
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1134793421 |
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1282777777 |
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9781282777774 |
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9786612777776 |
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661277777X |
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9781134793372 |
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1134793375 |
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9781134793419 |
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1134793413 |
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9781138166813 |
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1138166812 |
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