All but one of the essays were originally delivered as lectures at Eton College. Includes bibliographies.

One of the most dramatic periods in English history was that of the civil wars fought throughout the 17th century. It split the population down the middle. The

This popular history of the English Civil War tells the story of the bloody conflict between Oliver Cromwell and Charles I from the perspectives of those involv

A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian. The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no p

'The English Civil War' is one of the most hotly contested areas of English History. Amid dramatic accounts of the key battles and confrontations, the author ex