Pen & Sword’s list of books on the English Civil War makes a substantial contribution to historical writing on the subject. The range of the list is wide, from scholarly studies of the decisive battles and descriptions of the armies involved to the assessments of the leading commanders and highly illustrated battlefield guides.
The books cater for English Civil War enthusiasts and re-enactors and for newcomers to this fascinating era of military history. Any reader who is keen to broaden his or her understanding of this tumultuous phase of British history will gain a critical insight through the variety of books we publish on the subject.
4 stars – A much more absorbing read than the title might suggest, Cooke is to be congratulated for giving his subject new interest and absorbing the reader in a well-thought and expressed account of conflict in Yorkshire over two millennia.
Wakefield Historical Society
4 stars – A much more absorbing read than the title might suggest, Cooke is to be congratulated for giving his subject new interest and absorbing the reader in a well-thought and expressed account of conflict in Yorkshire over two millennia.
Wakefield Historical Society
I’d recommend this book to readers with a good knowledge of the period, looking to learn more about Lady Grey or about all the political intricacies of the era. It will be of particular interest to historians and also to writers eager to ensure accuracy in their depiction of the era, with its intrigues, secrets, and unanswered questions. A rigorous work of historical enquiry.
Read the full review [link=http://www.authortranslatorolga.com/2020/02/03/bookreview-elizabeth-widville-lady-grey-edward-ivs-chief-mistress-and-the-pink-queen-by-john-ashdown-hill/]here[/link]
Author Translator, Olga Nunez Miret
I’d recommend this book to readers with a good knowledge of the period, looking to learn more about Lady Grey or about all the political intricacies of the era. It will be of particular interest to historians and also to writers eager to ensure accuracy in their depiction of the era, with its intrigues, secrets, and unanswered questions. A rigorous work of historical enquiry.
Read the full review [link=http://www.authortranslatorolga.com/2020/02/03/bookreview-elizabeth-widville-lady-grey-edward-ivs-chief-mistress-and-the-pink-queen-by-john-ashdown-hill/]here[/link]
Author Translator, Olga Nunez Miret
★★★★
A marvellous account which taught me a great deal I didn't know and probably should have. This is a fascinating and necessary book. I had not realised that the 1798 rebellion was Presbyterian led-not Catholic.
Also , although it is dangerous to judge the past by modern standards,the behaviour of Parliament during the potato famine does seem particularly shocking; Perhaps there is a lesson for today's Parliamentarians. As an Anglo Irish I am grateful to learn so much about my former home. Strongly recommended.
Peter Thomas, Freelance Reviewer, August 2019
★★★★
A marvellous account which taught me a great deal I didn't know and probably should have. This is a fascinating and necessary book. I had not realised that the 1798 rebellion was Presbyterian led-not Catholic.
Also , although it is dangerous to judge the past by modern standards,the behaviour of Parliament during the potato famine does seem particularly shocking; Perhaps there is a lesson for today's Parliamentarians. As an Anglo Irish I am grateful to learn so much about my former home. Strongly recommended.
Peter Thomas, Freelance Reviewer, August 2019
Featured as 'Sources consulted' part of [i]East Lothian Battles[/i] article
East Lothian Life, June 2019
Featured as 'Sources consulted' part of [i]East Lothian Battles[/i] article
East Lothian Life, June 2019
A good book that can't be missing in the libraries of history buffs, not only military but also political history.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://omneignotopromagnifico.blogspot.com/2019/07/following-in-footsteps-of-oliver.html]here[/link]
Old Barbed Wire Blog
A good book that can't be missing in the libraries of history buffs, not only military but also political history.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://omneignotopromagnifico.blogspot.com/2019/07/following-in-footsteps-of-oliver.html]here[/link]
Old Barbed Wire Blog
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An Alternative History of Britain: The English Civil War
With hindsight, the victory of Parliamentarian forces over the Royalists in the English Civil War may seem inevitable but this outcome was not a foregone conclusion. Timothy Venning explores many of the turning points and discusses how they might so easily have played out differently. What if, for example, Charles I had capitalized on his victory at… Read more...
Edgehill: The Battle Reinterpreted (Second Edition)
This paperback edition of this seminal new study of a key battle of the Civil Wars re-examines one of England's most mysterious battlefields at Edgehill, and it combines the work of three outstanding military historians. Each is an expert in the areas of battlefield interpretation, military equipment and organization, and battle casualties and care.… Read more...
Edgehill: The Battle Reinterpreted (Second Edition)
This paperback edition of this seminal new study of a key battle of the Civil Wars re-examines one of England's most mysterious battlefields at Edgehill, and it combines the work of three outstanding military historians. Each is an expert in the areas of battlefield interpretation, military equipment and organization, and battle casualties and care.… Read more...
