A Very Gallant Gentleman - Colonel Francis Thornhagh (1617-1648) and the Nottinghamshire Horse

First ever account of a Civil War officer well-known to Thomas Fairfax, Oliver Cromwell John Hutchinson, Henry Ireton and Sydnam Poyntz, whose rising military career was cut short by his death at the Battle of Preston. Thornhagh's early life, successful military and political carer as an MP are examined fully in this biography.

About the author

Stuart Jennings is an Early Modern Historian and a Methodist Minister. He completed an MA in history at Nottingham University and a PhD at Nottingham Trent University. He has published a number of peer reviewed academic papers, three chapters in books of academic essays and two books as sole author. His book 'These Uncertaine tymes' won the Alan Ball Local History prize in 2010. He lectures in history at the Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Warwick and serves as part of s team of academic advisors to the National Civil War Centre at Newark upon Trent.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart B Jennings, Stuart B. Jennings
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781915070340
• ISBN: 978-1-915070-34-0
• No. of pages: 132
• Dimensions: 246 mm x 180 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 294 g
• Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 3 b/w maps
• Series: Century of the Soldier
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration