{"product_id":"9780753826911","title":"The English Civil Wars : 1640-1660","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Worden, Blair \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEngland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 January 2010 by Orion Publishing Co (Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 208 pages\u003cbr\u003e199 x 130 x 16 | 190g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of the throne, but the conflict of 1640-60 was more dramatic: the monarchy and the House of Lords were abolished, to be replaced by a republic and military rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wonderfully readable account, Blair Worden explores the events of this period and their origins - the war between King and Parliament, the execution of Charles I, Cromwell's rule and the Restoration - while aiming to reveal something more elusive: the motivations of contemporaries on both sides and the concerns of later generations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491418751362,"sku":"9780753826911","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780753826911.jpg?v=1753746425","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.pro\/products\/9780753826911","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}