The British Wars, 1637-1651 / Edition 1

by Peter Gaunt

Overview

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 balanced account of events in England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, this book
* explores the relationship between the three kingdoms
*looks at military, political and religious developments in each
* assesses whether the wars can be seen as a single 'British' conflict or should be viewed as a series of inter-related but essentially separate wars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415129664
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/23/1997
Series:	Lancaster Pamphlets
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	116
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Time Line 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 3 From Peace to War in Three Kingdoms, 1637–42 4 The British Wars, 1642–7 5 A British Military Settlement, 1647–51 6 Conclusions: a Common Experience?