English Civil War and Revolution

Taylor & Francis

This is a wide ranging sourcebook, covering the principal aspects of the Civil War and provding a comprehensive guide to the historiographical debates involved. > \nThe origins, nature and consequence of the English Civil War are subjects of continuing historical controversy. The English Civil War and Revolution is a wide ranging, accessible sourcebook covering the principal aspects of the mid-seventeenth century crisis. It presents a comprehensive guide to the historiographical debates involved.\n Drawing on a variety of source material such as official records, private correspondence, diaries, minutes of debates and petitions, this text provides:\n * contextual introductions to documents\n * a comprehensive glossary of seventeenth century terms\n * a chronology of events for reference\n * illustrations, including contemporary woodcuts.\n While familiarising students with some of the main sources drawn upon by historians working in the field, The English Civil War and Revolution y