The Great Rebellion

Roots, Ivan

ISBN 10: 0752443852 / ISBN 13: 9780752443850

Published by The History Press, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Rebellion
• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752443852
• ISBN 13: 9780752443850
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1783235953.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 8055297
• Signed: 7/5/2026 7:19:13 AM
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Synopsis

This book provides the standard narrative history of the English Civil War. The middle decades of the 17th century were among the most disturbed and exciting in our history. The British Isles went up “like parchment in the fire;” a civil war broke out that would kill over half-a-million men, women and children; King Charles I was tried and executed for treason; and the monarchy and the House of Lords were abolished almost overnight. After a decade of diverse republican regimes kingship was unexpectedly and peaceably brought back. But things would never be quite what they had been before.

About the Author

Ivan Roots is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Exeter and a former President of the Cromwell Association. His other books include Speeches of Oliver Cromwell, The Monmouth Rising and Cromwell: A Profile. He lives in Exeter.