Bibliotheca Gloucestrensis

An extremely rare and important book: 'A collection of rare and curious tracts relating to the county and City of Gloucester; illustrative, and published during the Civil War; with an historical introduction, notes and an appendix'.    

Price:  £15.11

Civil War, Interregnum and Restoration in Gloucestershire, 1640-1672

Recent studies of particular areas during the Civil War have shown how kinship and social and educational ties, far from reinforcing county isolationism, frequently drew inhabitants into a far wider network and divided existing loyalties. Following this approach, Dr Warmington's examination of the history of Gloucestershire during the period begins with the descent into war between 1640 and 1642, showing how the two sides formed and why the Parliamentarians had the more durable war machine.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-861-93236-8

Price:  £40.00

Confiscation and Restoration: The Archbishopric Estates and the Civil War

This is one of an on-going series of publications from the Borthwick Insitute for Archives, intended to provide insights into new research concerning the history of Yorkshire and the North of England.   pp 53   ISBN 0-900701-53-6

Price:  £4.00

Henry Ireton and the English Revolution

A devout puritan, Henry Ireton was an immediate parliamentarian activist rising to the rank of Commissary-General of the New Model Army. Ireton shared Oliver Cromwell's religious enthusiasm and acted as one of his political mentors. Ireton, more than any other individual, even Cromwell, brought about the execution of Charles I.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83235-5

Price:  £55.00

Historic Warwickshire

An excellent history of the county covering events such as the siege of Kenilworth, events during the Civil War are very well documented and there is much, much more of interest besides.    

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History of the Rebellion & Civil Wars

Written by Edward Earl of Clarendo, Late Lord High Chancellor of England, Privy Counsellor in the Reigns of King Charles the First and Second, someone who not only experienced the civil war, but who held a high position at the time.    

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John Goodwin and the Puritan Revolution

John Goodwin [1594-1665] was one of the most prolific and controversial writers of the English Revolution; his career illustrates some of the most important intellectual developments of the seventeenth century. Educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, he became vicar of a flagship Puritan parish in the City of London. During the 1640s, he wrote in defence of the civil war, the army revolt, Pride's Purge, and the regicide, only to turn against Cromwell in 1657.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83265-2

Price:  £60.00

John Lambert, Parliamentary Soldier and Cromwellian Major-General, 1619-1684

John Lambert's life and career have long deserved this revealing study. The man who made Cromwell Lord Protector in 1653 also stopped him becoming king in 1657; and Lambert was the originator of the Instrument of Government, on which Cromwell's Protectorate was based. Committed to his deeply held, radical beliefs, Lambert first rose to prominence as a dashing cavalry commander in the civil wars of 1642-51, and he was a prominent upholder of the power of the New Model Army, particularly in his creation of the Major Generals, who ruled England in 1655.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83004-7

Price:  £50.00

Lord Broghill and the Cromwellian Union with Ireland and Scotland

Broghill's years of political influence included a distinctive initiative in Ireland in the early 1650s calling for limits on army power, religious radicalism, and urging closer ties with England; domestic reforms and keen promotion of the Cromwellian regime in Scotland, of which he was president during 1655-6; and in 1656-7 the introduction of the Humble Petition and Advice, which sought to re-establish a civilian state, with Oliver Cromwell as king.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83099-3

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Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches

In three large volumes these are the words of the man who was one the most influential Englishman in history. These letters and speeches start in 1636, six years before the Civil War and continue until 1658. Absolutely unmissable, especially for those interested in the English Civil War, as it documents Cromwells thoughts and reasoning behind his actions. Fully searchable in Adobe Acrobat Reader.    

Price:  £17.87

Parliamentary Army Chaplains, 1642-51

A comprehensive study of the careers, qualifications, duties, and activities of chaplains serving in all the various parliamentary armies ... A work of impressive scholarship which will remain an invaluable guide for all future research on the parliamentary armies. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY

Author Anne Laurence sets out to determine whether parliamentary army chaplains were responsible for the spread of radicalism in the Parliamentary forces.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-861-93216-0

Price:  £40.00

Puritan Iconoclasm during the English Civil War

This work offers a detailed analysis of Puritan iconoclasm in England during the 1640s, looking at the reasons for the resurgence of image-breaking a hundred years after the break with Rome, and the extent of the phenomenon. Initially a reaction to the emphasis on ceremony and the 'beauty of holiness' under Archbishop Laud, the attack on 'innovations', such as communion rails, images and stained glass windows, developed into a major campaign driven forward by the Long Parliament as part of its religious reformation.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-851-15895-2

Price:  £45.00

Royalism, Print and Censorship in Revolutionary England

This is a study of a remarkable set of royalist newsbooks produced in conditions of strict secrecy in London during the late 1640s. It uses these flimsy, ephemeral sheets of paper to rethink the nature of both royalism and Civil War allegiance.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83323-9

Price:  £55.00

Suffolk Committees for Scandalous Ministers 1644-46

In the 1640s Parliament intervened against clergymen with Royalist sympathies, and in the political jargon of the time they were referred to as 'Scandalous Ministers'. As the Civil War developed two Suffolk committees were empowered to hear evidence against any minister (or schoolmaster) who was 'scandalous' in either life or doctrine, or in any way 'malignant' (ill-affected to Parliament).   hardback   ISBN 978-0-900-71600-3

Price:  £25.00

The Journal of William Dowsing

During the Civil War, in late 1643 and 1644, the Suffolk puritan William Dowsing visited some hundred parish churches in Cambridgeshire, and about a hundred and fifty in Suffolk, smashing stained glass and other 'superstitious' imagery, ripping up monumental brass inscriptions, destroying altar rails and steps, and pulling down crucifixes and crosses.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-851-15833-4

Price:  £50.00

The Life of Colonel Hutchinson

One of the most comprehensive insights to life and events during the Civil War, particularly in Nottinghamshire. Colonel Hutchinson was one of the major figures in the English Civil War. This wonderful account of his life was taken from contemporary articles, and letters, many written by his wife. A very rare book.    

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The Memoirs and Memorials of Sir Hugh Cholmley of Whitby, 1600-1657

Adds significantly to the small number of personal records that have come down to us of what it was like to live through the Civil Wars. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT [John Morrill]
Sir Hugh Cholmley played many roles in an extraordinary life, transforming himself from a spendthrift play-boy into a successful estate manager, local militia officer, and member of parliament for Scarborough.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-902-12283-3

Price:  £50.00

The Register Books of the Fourth Classis in the Province of London 1646-1659

A most unusual book. During the English Civil War, Presbyterian ministers and church councils were established in London's churches. These people had to be proposed and vetted. This book contains transcripts of the proposals for the new ministers and church councils of each of those churches. Fascinating stuff for the historian of the English Civil War.    

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Thomas Rainborowe (c.1610-1648): Civil War Seaman, Siegemaster and Radical

This book offers an account of the life and career of Thomas Rainborowe, a significant figure in the English Civil War in both military and political terms. His involvement in the sea-borne Irish Expedition of 1642 was followed by service as an infantry leader within the Eastern Association and the New Model Army, where he achieved particular distinction as a siege commander.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83121-1

Price:  £40.00