The Civil War in Yorkshire
Subtitle: Fairfax versus Newcastle
By: David Cooke.
Series: Battlefield Britain
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
Subjects: Yorkshire (England) -- History -- 17th century.; Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
Description: Between December 1642 and July 1644 two armies fought for control of Yorkshire. One was commanded by Lord Fairfax, for Parliament, and the other by the Earl of Newcastle, for King Charles I. Rearguard actions, sieges, skirmishes, retreats and large-scale setpiece battles punctuated the course of the Civil War in Yorkshire. David Cooke's account of this bloody and disruptive phase in Yorkshire's history offers a graphic description of the actions themselves and takes the reader on a tour of the battlefields and other sites associated with the clashes of centuries ago.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]) and index.