The English Civil Wars - 1640-1660 (lydbok) av Blair Worden
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Blair Worden (forfatter), Leighton Pugh (innleser)

The English Civil Wars (UNIVERSAL HISTORY) lydbok

236,-
A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian. The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of the throne, but the conflict of 1640-60 was more dramatic: the monarchy and the House of Lords were abolished, to be replaced by a republic and military rule. In this wonderfully readable account, Blair Worden explores the events of this period and th…

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Undertittel 1640-1660
Forfattere Blair Worden (forfatter), Leighton Pugh (innleser)
Utgitt 28 april 2022
Lengde 5:30
Sjanger Historie, Dokumentar og fakta
Språk English
Format mp3
DRM-beskyttelse App-only
ISBN 9781399604246
A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian. The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of the throne, but the conflict of 1640-60 was more dramatic: the monarchy and the House of Lords were abolished, to be replaced by a republic and military rule. In this wonderfully readable account, Blair Worden explores the events of this period and their origins - the war between King and Parliament, the execution of Charles I, Cromwell's rule and the Restoration - while aiming to reveal something more elusive: the motivations of contemporaries on both sides and the concerns of later generations.