A lavishly presented atlas of the English Civil Wars, the conflicts that ravaged the countryside of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from 1638 to 1651.
Foreword Preface Chronology – The Wars of The Three Kingdoms, 1639–52 Legend to Maps Introduction – Origins of Conflict Civil War Armies, Fighting Components and their Tactics 1 – The Early Stuarts and the Divine Right of Kings, 1603–37 2 – The Bishops’ Wars, 1639–40 3 – Rebellion in Ireland, 1640–42 4 – The Road to Civil War, 1641–42 5 – The Campaign and Battle of Edgehill, June to October 1642 6 – Advance to London, October to November 1642 7 – Nationwide Struggle, December 1642 to March 1643 8 – The Nation Divides, Mid-March to end of May 1643 9 – Events in The South-West, March to June 1643 10 – The Struggle for the North and Centre, June to August 1643 11 – The Struggle for Bristol and the South-West, June to August 1643 12 – Operations in the North, September to December 1643 13 – Events in Devon, September to the end of 1643 14 – The First Battle of Newbury, September 1643 15 – Irish Cessation and the Scottish Covenant, 1643 16 – The Scottish Invasion, Early 1644 17 – Nantwich And Newark: The Battles for Central England, January to March 1644 18 – Wales: The Conquest of Pembrokeshire, January to March 1644 19 – Waller’s Operations in the South, January to April 1644 20 – The Great Siege and Battle in Yorkshire, April to August 1644 21 – The Oxford Campaign, May to August 1644 22 – Events in the South-West, April to August 1644 23 – War in the Centre: the Second Battle of Newbury, August to November 1644 24 – Wales, Scotland and the North of England, August to the end of 1644 25 – A Time to Reflect: the end of 1644 26 – Nationwide Developments, Early 1645 27 – The Great and Decisive Battle at Naseby, 14 June 1645 28 – Taunton and Langport: Events in The South-West, January to July 1645 29 – Scotland in 1645: Montrose’s Royalist Campaign 30 – Post-Naseby, Part 1: Wales and the South, to the end of 1645 31 – Post-Naseby, Part 2: the North, to the end of 1645 32 – Sweeping up the South-West, January to April 1646 33 – The end of the First Civil War, 1646 34 – Wales, Scotland and Ireland in 1646 35 – Ireland 1647: Beyond Redemption 36 – The King’s Intransigence, 1647 37 – War Reignites in Wales, 1648 38 – War Reignites in England, 1648 39 – The Battle of Preston: the Death Blow to Royalism, 1648 40 – The ‘Endgame’: Regicide, 1649 41 – Cromwell and Parliament’s Army in Ireland, 1649–52 42 – The Invasion of Scotland, July 1650 to September 1651 43 – Worcester, 1651: The Final Battle 44 – The Interregnum, 1649–60 Notes to Maps Appendices Glossary Bibliography
Colonel Nicolas (Nick) Lipscombe MSc FRHistS served for 34 years in the British Army. He is an accomplished historian, author and lecturer. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2016. His works include the award-winning Peninsular War Atlas and Concise History, Wellington’s Guns, Wellington Invades France, the official Waterloo 200 Bicentenary compendium, Wellington’s Eastern Front and most recently, The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1639–51. He is a tutor at the University of Oxford, Department of Continuing Education and an active member of numerous historical societies. He lives in Oxford.
This superb work provides a visually stunning guide to Britain’s
civil wars from the opening Bishops’ War to the rule of Cromwell’s
major generals. Based on the latest historical and archaeological
research, the 156 detailed maps show not only the better known
large battles and sieges, but also numerous smaller engagements and
key political events. Essential for comprehending the full extent
of the war and for understanding it conduct and outcome.
*Professor Peter Wilson, Chichele Professor of the History of War,
University of Oxford*
There has long been a need for a good atlas of the English Civil
War, and Nick Lipscombe, who has already fully met the need for one
for the Peninsular War, now does so again. Effective and clear maps
are ably combined with a text that reflects Lipscombe’s
understanding of weapons characteristics, the complexity of battle,
and the nuances of command. An important work that deserves wide
attention.
*Professor Jeremy Black, author of World War Two in 100 Maps*
Nick Lipscombe’s The English Civil War is a joy to behold a thing
of beauty, but much more than that book is clearly of no small
importance. I am convinced that this will be the first port of call
for all enthusiasts and scholars looking for a cartographic
interpretation of the civil wars. This will be the civil war atlas
against which all others will judged and the battle maps in
particular will quickly become the benchmark for all future civil
war maps.
*Professor Martyn Bennett, Department of History, Languages and
Global Studies, Nottingham Trent University*
Without doubt one of the most foremost reference sources on the
Civil Wars available today.
*Tim Williamson, History of War*
An absolutely essential volume for anyone interested in the
period.
*The Armourer*
The Atlas is an excellent work, which is a must for anyone who has
any interest in the War of the Tree Kingdoms.
*Battlefield*
...An expert commentary and analysis, by a good historian linked
into the Battlefields Trust. Highly recommended.
*Miniature Wargames*
This is a wonderful volume, hugely impressive in its breadth and
depth, very attractive in its cartography and presentation, which
makes a weighty contribution to the history of the civil war in
every sense.
*University of Chester for The Protector's Pen*
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