James Scott Wheeler

The Irish and British Wars, 1637-1654

Triumph, Tragedy, and Failure

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Produktbeschreibung

This accessible study examines the wars of Britain and Ireland in the mid seventeenth century. After a period of stability and peace during the early years of the century, Charles I set about carrying out administrative and religious reform in England, Scotland and Wales. The revolution that this prompted in Scotland was to repeat itself in Ireland and four years later lead to civil war in England. Connecting the strategic and tactical levels of war with political actions and reactions, Wheeler discusses how Britain and Ireland became battlegrounds in the 'war of three kingdoms'. With numerous maps and illustrations, the various stages of this period of turmoil are clearly demonstrated, right through to the execution of Charles I, the conquest of Catholic Ireland and the eventual death of the English Republic.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 170mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780415221320
• ISBN-10: 0415221323
• Artikelnr.: 21798447

Autorenporträt

James Scott Wheeler

Inhaltsangabe

List of maps
List of plates
Preface and acknowledgments
Introduction
1 The Scottish Revolution and the two Bishops' Wars
2 The outbreak of the English and Irish Revolutions
1640-1642
3 The wars expand
4 Stalemate
turning point
and disillusionment
5 The creation of the New Model Army and the royalist defeat
6 Parliament's victory and search for a settlement
7 The defeat of the Irish Confederacy and the second English Civil War
8 The execution of Charles I and the conquest of Catholic Ireland
9 The triumph and failure of the Commonwealth
1649-53
10 Triumph and tragedy: the first Dutch War and the death of the English Republic
Bibliography
Index