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Cavaliers and Roundheads: The English Civil War, 1642-1649
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by Christopher Hibbert
Sales Rank: 238126
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 384 pages
Published by: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd April 22, 1993
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0246136324
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0246136329
From Publishers Weekly
As King Charles I was led to his execution, guards blew smoke into his face. This vividly dramatic, engrossing chronicle of the English Civil War is crammed with such curious and revealing detail. English historian Hibbert keeps historical analysis to a minimum and emphasizes minor skirmishes instead of major battles in an unconventional narrative that superbly illuminates the human dimensions and costs of the war. He recreates the carnage on the battlefield, the pillaging and vandalism of towns. Conscription was stubbornly resisted; recruits who failed to report received the death penalty; astrologers helped the king formulate military strategy. Hibbert keenly profiles dozens of characters, especially Oliver Cromwell, transformed by the war from a melancholy, unambitious "clumsy farmer" into a relentlessly determined leader who saw his soldiers as God's faithful servants and promised them rewards in the hereafter. Photos. History Book Club alternate.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
YA-While this book probably provides more than any YA may ever want or need to know about the English Civil War, it is likely to be used often. It is well researched, well organized, and full of primary sources. It has an great index and complete bibliography, as well as a listing of Civil War sites and period woodcuts, paintings, book illustrations, maps, and charts. Hibbert's narrative is full of insight and detail and his style is clear. Readers learn not only the facts, dates, and players in this English drama, but also come to know the main characters' personalities and motivations. The author even supplies an account of the "Fate of characters whose end is not recorded in the text." An great resource, as well as compelling reading.
Susan H. Woodcock, King's Park Library, Burke, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reader Reviews
"Cavaliers and Roundheads" is the story of the English Civil War of 1642-49 between King Charles I and Parliament which lead to the beheading of Charles on January 30, 1649 and the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector. The book is well written and tends to present the story chronologically. The alignment of forces and shifting military advantages are explained. The ultimate arrest and trial of the King, followed by his execution, bring the war to its conclusion. The ascendency of Cromwell was brief and his reputation swiftly tarnished until his rehabilitation in the 19th century. The restoration of King Charles II lead to the veneration of Charles I as a martyr King. The book is, largely, limited to a factual reporting of the events of the war. The explanation of the causes and results of the war are brief. There is little treatment of any underlying social causes or effects of the dispute between King and Parliament. My rating of this work is fairly low because of the difficulty I had in following all the Dukes and Lords involved in the story. Perhaps a reader with a greater familiarity with this era of English history would find this work to be more interesting. I would rate it as a fair introduction to this period of history. It would probably better serve a reader a more prepared for an in depth study of the era.
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