Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Why Did Charles I Call the Long Parliament?; 2 How did the King Gain Support in Parliament?; 3 How Did the King Get an Army?; 4 Why Did Parliament Win the Civil War?; 5 Why Was the King Executed?; 6 Why Was the Rump Parliament Dissolved?; 7 Why Was Cromwell Offered the Crown?; 8 Was There and English Revolution?; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Index
Clive Holmes is a leading English Civil War historian. Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
'[A] complex story on which Dr Holmes casts a penetrating light.' ~
Nottingham Evening Post, 04/11/2006
Title mention in The Spectator, 2007
*Spectator, The*
'This beautifully constructed book acts as a reminder of how little
has truly changed in the orthodox view of the war and Revolution,
while so much else has done in our perceptions of history.'
' Dr. Holmes... has a wonderful knack for cuttng through the detail
of events to the themes and issues that really matter. The result
is a model of clarity, verve and concision, powered by a formidable
common sense.' - Ronald Hutton, TLS
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