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A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its longterm consequences by an acclaimed historian
The political upheaval of the midseventeenth century has no parallel in English history Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of the throne but the conflict of 164060 was more dramatic the monarchy and the House of Lords were abolished to be replaced by a republic and military rule
In this wonderfully readable account Blair Worden explores the events of this period and their origins the war between King and Parliament the execution of Charles I Cromwells rule and the Restoration while aiming to reveal something more elusive the motivations of contemporaries on both sides and the concerns of later generations
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