'Black Tom'
Subtitle: Sir Thomas Fairfax and the English revolution
By: Andrew Hopper
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Manchester; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780719071089; 9780719071096
Subjects: Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, -- Baron, -- 1612-1671; Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: 'Black Tom' examines the transformative experience of the English revolution from the viewpoint of one of its leading, yet most neglected, participants. It is the first modern academic study of Fairfax, making it essential reading for university students as well as historians of the 17th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-251) and index