num_pages: 928
description: The entirety of the British Civil War has never been covered in a single volume--until now. While it is usually seen as an English conflict, Royle paints the picture on a large canvas to show that it engulfed the entirety of Great Britain. While the war began as the result of the Scots' unwillingness to accept Charles I's prayer book, their obstinacy inspired the Irish Catholics to rise against their English and Scot oppressors with the result that fourteen years internecine fighting was to be the norm for these islands. This is grand narrative military history at its best and a monumental achievement.
language: English
title: The British Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1638-1660
titlecomplete: The British Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1638-1660
characters: Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland, Oliver Cromwell, Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven
genres: English Civil War, Ireland, Religion, War, British Literature, European History, Scotland, Nonfiction, Military History, History
ratings_count: 222
places: England, Ireland, Scotland
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan