The English Civil War At First Hand

Informationen zum Autor Dr Tristram Hunt is Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum and one of Britain's best-known historians. He served as MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central from 2010 to 2017 (when he led the campaign to save the Wedgwood Museum) and as Shadow Secretary of State for Education between October 2013 and September 2015. He was a senior lecturer in British history at Queen Mary, University of London, and has written numerous series for radio and television. His previous books include The English Civil War At First Hand , The Frock-Coated Communist: The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels , Ten Cities that Made an Empire and Building Jerusalem: The Rise and Fall of the Victorian City , between them published in more than a dozen languages. Klappentext A unique account of the English Civil War, seen through the eyes of those who participated in it. A superb introduction to this traumatic and fascinating period of English history. Zusammenfassung Almost a quarter of a million lives were lost as King and Parliament battled for their religious and political ideals in the English Civil War. This title offers a narrative based on the first-hand accounts of those who witnessed these traumatic events.

Product details

• Authors: Tristram Hunt, Hunt Tristram
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.01.2011
• EAN: 9780718192013
• ISBN: 978-0-7181-9201-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book; England, European History, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), c 1500 onwards to present day, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare)