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Autore |
Gaunt Peter |
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The British wars, 1637-1651 / / Peter Gaunt |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997 |
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1-282-77777-7 |
1-134-79342-1 |
9786612777776 |
0-203-13296-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (113 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 |
Great Britain History Charles I, 1625-1649 |
Great Britain History Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-88). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Time Line; Map 1: England and Wales, 1639 51; Map 2: Scotland, 1639 51; Map 3: Ireland, 1641 52; Introduction: an English or a British civil war?; Prelude to Conflict?: the Early Stuart Inheritance; The Atlantic archipelago; The reign of James VI and I and its legacy; From Peace to War in Three Kingdoms, 1637 42; Scotland; Ireland; England and Wales; Conclusion: one breakdown or three?; The British Wars, 1642 7; Ireland; England and Wales; Conclusion: one war or three?; A British Military Settlement, 1647 51; Ireland; Scotland |
Conclusion: one settlement or three? Conclusions: a Common Experience?; Select Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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During the 1640's, the kingdoms ruled by Charles I - England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland - were gripped by a series of civil wars and conflicts which were, in part, distinct to each kingdom, but which also overlapped and inter-related, leading some British historians to portray them as a single 'British' conflict. The British Wars by Peter Gaunt offers a concise history of these wars, from the beginning of Charles I's travails with the Scots to the conclusion of the wars at the Battle of |
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Worcester and the English conquest of Ireland and Scotland. Providing a clear, concise and |
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