Author: City and County of Bristol. City MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Bristol During the Civil War, 1642-6
Author: City and County of Bristol. City MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Bristol and The Civil War
Author: John LynchPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750951389
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
In the seventeenth century Bristol was the second city of England. It was the main west coast port, an internationally important entrepot and rich trading centre. Industry flourished, too, with manufacturing and processing industries like soap making and gunpowder production responsible for Bristol's considerable wealth. In consequence, control of the town became one of the chief objectives of both armies during the civil war which raged in England in the 1640s. Beginning the war under Parliamentarian control, the city changed hands twice, with each transfer having a major effect of the war effort of both sides. This new study argues that when the Royalists captured Bristol in July 1643 they gained not only the city, but also the materials and facilities that literally allowed them to remain in the war. Under Royalist rule Bristol became a vital centre for military and government activities, as well as a centre for importing arms from Europe and becoming almost the alternative Royalist capital. The loss of Bristol in 1645 was therefore a huge blow to the Royalist cause. This book is surely one of the most important written on the civil wars in recent times. Its radical reinterpretation of the pivotal role of England's second city will ensure it a place on bookshelves of anyone interested in the most turbulent years of the seventeenth century
History of the Great Civil War, 1642-1649
Author: Samuel Rawson GardinerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
History of the Great Civil War 1642-1649: 1642-1644
Author: Samuel Rawson GardinerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
The English Civil War
Author: Peter YoungPublisher: London : Eyre Methuen
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The English Civil War and After, 1642-1658
Author: Robert AshtonPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520017838
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
All but one of the essays were originally delivered as lectures at Eton College. Includes bibliographies.
A Military History of the English Civil War, 1642-1646
Author: Malcolm WanklynPublisher: Routledge
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
In the process many traditional ideas are challenged and others defended. Its revisionist approach is aimed at bringing scholarship in the operational aspects of the Civil War to the level it has attained in other aspects of seventeenth-century studies."--Jacket.
History of the Great Civil War, 1642-1649: 1644-1647
Author: Samuel Rawson GardinerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
A Study of Fortifications and Siegecraft Employed During the Civil War in England, 1642-6
Author: Wylie Erwin ReevesCavaliers & Roundheads
Author: Christopher HibbertPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
This spirited history of the English Civil War provides a sweeping new look at the events of the war itself and those that preceded and followed it and also offers a brilliant portrait of legendary English statesman Oliver Cromwell. 8-page photo insert.