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Cromwell's Crowning Mercy: The Battle of Worcester 1651
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.
202 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 1998
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September 20, 2015
An extremely well researched and informative work that describes one of the most important battles of the English Civil War. It gives the reader a well rounded picture with its exploration of the events leading up to the battle and then its aftermath. The illustrations and pictures were well chosen and very helpful in their visual impact. All in all, I was delighted to find this book, as it was really helpful when I researched my own novel, which begins with the Battle of Worcester. Apart from the stated above, it’s also a very nice hardback edition.
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