English Civil War

In 1204, the great Angevin Empire created by the joining of the dynasties of Henry II of England and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was fragmenti...

Wife to Edward IV and mother to the Princes in the Tower and later Queen Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Widville was a central figure during the War ...

Jane Whorwood (1612 - 1684) was one of Charles I's closest confidantes. The daughter of Scots courtiers at Whitehall and the wife of an Oxfordshire...

It was theology against politics. Ordinary men against changing systems of government and belief, fighting for what they believed was right. The Bl...

'A truly remarkable writer, one of the most gifted non-fiction authors alive' Simon Schama, Financial TimesSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY...

The Civil Wars of the seventeenth century had a devastating effect upon Wales and the Marches, stripping the country of its human resources and rui...

A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian.The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth cent...

When the British monarchy was restored in 1660, King Charles II was faced with the conundrum of what to with those who had been involved in the exe...

The battle of Cheriton, in March 1644, was a decisive yet unexpected defeat for the Hampshire detachment of King Charles''s ''Oxford Army''. Despit...

The story of the reign of Charles I -- told through the lives of his people. Prize-winning historian David Cressy mines the widest range of archi...

The story of the reign of Charles I - through the lives of his people. Prize-winning historian David Cressy mines the widest range of archival an...

**A TIMES, GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, SPECTATOR, THE CRITIC, MAIL ON SUNDAY, ECONOMIST AND PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR**'A gifted narrative historian, eloq...

Regicide, military dictatorship, war and rumours of war, opposition from all sides and collapse of a 'failed state': such is the story of Oliver Cr...

Although also known as the Third English Civil War, the author makes it clear that this was the last war between the Scots and English as separate ...

'Fascinating... A vivid account' - Philippa Gregory, The TimesIn the mid-seventeenth century, England was divided by Civil War, but inside the home...

The English Civil War pitted Parliament against the Crown following a breakdown in their relationship, ultimately caused by a struggle over power, ...

The second son of a modest gentry family, John Lilburne was accused of treason four times, and put on trial for his life under both Charles I and O...

Gloucestershire's strategic location straddling the Severn is reinforced by Bristol's importance as a port. The Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds ar...

A page-turning account of often misunderstood events set in train by religious zealotry that cost hundreds of thousands of lives in Britain. This ...

The mythic status of the Oxbridge man at the height of the British Empire continues to persist in depictions of this small, elite world as an ideal...