ENGLISH CIVIL WAR: A HISTORICAL COMPANION (PB)

The Civil Wars of the mid-seventeenth century were unprecedented in the destruction they wrought, the traditional loyalties they broke, and the transformation they brought about in Britain and Ireland. This A-Z companion covers the debates, events, battles, institutions and key characters of the conflicts, from the St Giles riot in Edinburgh in 1637 to the restoration of Charles II in May 1660, as well as the aftermath and consequences.