{"product_id":"the-english-civil-war-3v-c-v-wedgwood-folio-society-2001-1st-ed-vgc","title":"The English Civil War (3v.)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#1e1915\" face=\"Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\n  The English Civil War by C. V. Wedgwood. (3v.). The King's Peace 1637-1641, 483pp. The King's War 1641-1647, 552pp. The Trial of Charles I, 237pp. Introduction by Richard Ollard. Contemporary paintings, drawings, prints and maps. Bound in image printed cloth. Title printed slipcase. 25x16cm.\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#1e1915\" face=\"Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#1e1915\" face=\"Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\n  \u003ci\u003e\n   The King's Peace\n  \u003c\/i\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003cspan arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003cspan arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n  tells the story of the four eventful years which immediately preceded the Civil War, years which transformed the tranquil dominions of King Charles into a land rent by mistrust and menaced by fire and sword. It tells of the rise of the covenanters in Scotland with such leaders as the gallant Montrose and the mysterious Argyll. It tells of Parliament's opposition to the King under the skilful leadership of John Pym. The tragedy of Strafford is linked with the terrible insurrection in Ireland. Miss Wedgewood has sought to convey the vivid day sequence of events as they flooded down on the men \u0026amp; women of the time, and to restore as far as possible the immediacy of their experience.\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cspan arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cspan arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n  \u003ci\u003e\n   The King's War\n  \u003c\/i\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003cspan arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n  carries the story from 1641 to 1647, from the Parliamentary passage of the Grand Remonstrance to the dramatic moment when the Scots surrendered the captive King Charles to the English.These were the years when the great battles of Marston Moor and Naseby were fought; when Prince Rupert emerged as the King's chief general; and Montrose conducted his brilliant but forlorn Scottish campaign. On the Parliamentary side the death of Pym was followed by the rise of Cromwell, both in Parliament and in the field.\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003cspan arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cspan arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cspan arial font-size:=\"\" montserrat nova proxima=\"\" sans-serif style=\"color: rgb(30, 25, 21); font-family: \"\u003e\n  In\n  \u003ci\u003e\n   The Trial of Charles I\n  \u003c\/i\u003e\n  ,\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#1e1915\" face=\"Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\n  Wedgwood provides the earliest modern account of Charles I's trial and death, and portays a tragic figure whose finest act in life was his last one. He conducted himself with surprising eloquence and with great dignity both during his trial and on the scaffold. Saint he was not, but martyr he became. Although there have been more recent accounts of his last days - and even a recent television series - this is still well worth reading and, of course, is elegantly expressed by a gifted narrative historian such as Wedgwood was.\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#1e1915\" face=\"Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#1e1915\" face=\"Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\n  Please look closely at the photos as they are part of the description. Will wrap and pack very carefully. Will post worldwide.\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#1e1915\" face=\"Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\n  Any questions please ask. 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