Soldiers of the English Civil War (2)
In March 1642 King Charles I, believing that Parliament had gone too far when it issued the Grand Remonstrance, moved to arrest John Pym and four other leaders.
That summer Parliament, fearing military action, tried to seize control of the army by issuing orders for soldiers to report to Parliamentary, rather than royal, representatives. The King countered by ordering the bill ignored and raised his own army. Some turned out for the King, some for Parliament, and so the war started.
This book examines how the cavalry soldiers of 1642 expected to fight the Civil Wars, and how experience changed their ideas.
John Tincey was born in 1955 and educated in London. He graduated from Leicester University in 1977 with a degree in history. He specialises in all aspects of military history of the late 16th and 17th centuries and frequently contributes to historical and military magazines, as well as lecturing on the development of the art of war. His published works include a story of the London Militia during the English Civil War and a facsimile reprint of one of the original drill books in his collection.
Angus McBride was one of the world's most respected historical illustrators, and contributed to over 100 Osprey titles over several decades.