Looking to see how England descended into civil war?

Oliver Cromwell, Charles I and the Road to Civil War in England takes readers on an event-by-event journey through the lives of the two main protagonists. We travel with them through the years before fighting broke out and on to the first cataclysmic clashes of the war.

This concise book presents in a clear step-by-step way how both men embarked on the road to conflict. It describes their lives, their motivations and their actions.

Readers - whether students or armchair historians - can see in clear timeline detail how conflict was stoked.

The timeline format makes it an ideal read for any student who is looking to elicit clear facts and dates that they can use in further study.

The story begins in 1599. In a small county town in England a boy was born who would grow to become the most powerful man in the country.

This book charts the story of Oliver Cromwell's early years - from his birth in Huntingdon to the first stages of the English Civil War.

Presented in a year-by-year timeline format it introduces readers to the major events in Cromwell's life - and how they began to become intertwined with the most tumultuous period in English history.

Cromwell's birth as a member of the lower rungs of gentry earmarked him for a life as a local landowner.

But when he was elected to the House of Commons he was placed at the heart of events that led to the breakdown of relations between King and Parliament.

The result was the English Civil War - part of the wider Wars of the Three Kingdoms across England, Scotland and Ireland.
This book shows - event by event - how Cromwell's early life developed:

• how he considered leaving England for the New World because of religious oppression of Non Conformists

• how he became active in Parliament as an MP and stood against the excesses of King Charles I

• how he relished joining the fight for Parliament when war broke out and went on to rally support in the eastern counties of England against Charles.

The timeline format helps readers become familiar with key moments in Cromwell's life - as they took place from 1599 to 1642.

Running parallel to Cromwell's story, we see how King Charles struggled to impose his will on his Parliament and people.

Charles's rule led to bitter conflict:

• he raised revenue without seeking the approval of MPs

• he persecuted opponents

• he refused to compromise and he waged war against his subjects.

Oliver Cromwell, Charles I and the Road to Civil War in England lets readers discover the narrative of the period in an easily digestible format. We see the key figures, the principal episodes, the dramas, the executions and disputes that led to upheaval in Parliament, civil conflict, skirmishes, battles and warfare.

This book is ideal for students of all levels to discover important dates and events in Cromwell's early life.

And it helps put those events into a wider context by chronicling the contemporary political landscape as Charles I struggled to impose his rule.

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• Publication Date: November 16, 2021
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• Print Length: 134 Pages
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