‘Rich, vivid and passionate…a moving, lyrical and principled piece of writing…Purkiss has a gift for evocation.’ Independent ‘You begin to get close to what it would have been like to live through the nine momentous years from 1640 to 1649…it would be hard to imagine anything more irresistible. Read more 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. 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.

A remarkable popular history of the English Civil War, from the perspectives of those involved in this most significant turning point in British history. BIC Classification: 1DBKE 3JD HBJD1 HBLH HBW. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. 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. Description for The English Civil War: A People's History Paperback.

The English Civil War by Diane Purkiss