The English Civil War: A People’s History - Couverture rigide

Purkiss, Diane

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 000715061X ISBN 13 : 9780007150618

Editeur : HarperPress, 2006

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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 involved.

The compelling narrative draws on new sources such as letters, memoirs, ballads and plays to bring to life the Roundheads and Cavaliers, the foot soldiers, war widows and witchfinders of one of the most significant turning points in British history, culminating in Oliver Cromwell s triumph and the execution of Charles I.

By blending the political and the personal, Diane Purkiss illuminates both the ideologies behind the English Civil War and the fears of those who fought in it; the men who were destroyed by the conflict and those, such as Oliver Cromwell, who were defined by it.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Diane Purkiss is Fellow and Tutor at Keble College, Oxford. She was formerly Professor of English at Exeter University. She is the author of the highly acclaimed The Witch in History , and Troublesome Things: A History of Fairies and Fairy Stories .

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperPress
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 000715061X
• ISBN 13: 9780007150618
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 624