Cromwell's crowning mercy
Subtitle: the Battle of Worcester 1651
By: Malcolm Atkin ; with drawings by Stephen Rigby.
Publisher: Sutton Pub.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780750918886
Subjects: Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 -- Military leadership.; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Worcester, Battle of, Worcester, England, 1651.; Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.
Description: Here for the first time is a vivid, fully illustrated account of this most dramatic of Civil War battles, described by Cromwell as a 'crowning mercy'. It represented the crowning achievement of Cromwell's military career, and was a mercy in bringing to an end (bar a few ineffective plots and uprisings) the fighting of the Civil War. Using original sources and quoting extensively from the accounts of those who took part, the author explains the role of the local gentry in the war and the attitudes of the ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. For the first time, there is also extensive discussion of the fate of the thousands of Scottish prisoners who faced transportation to the New World or the fens of East Anglia. Extensive appendices reproduce contemporary documents, making the book a valuable resource for further study. As a local study and as a dissection of a key event in the English Civil War, Malcolm Atkin's authoritative accounts will be essential reading for all those interested in the period.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-194) and index.