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The Bishops' Wars: Charles I's Campaigns Against Scotland, 1638-1640

The Bishops' Wars: Charles I's Campaigns Against Scotland, 1638-1640

Fissel, Mark Charles

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History

General European HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 0521466865
ISBN13: 9780521466868
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Mar 31 1994
Pages: 356
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.12 Depth: 8.74
Language: English
King Charles I twice mobilised England in an attempt to enforce religious uniformity in Scotland, and both times he failed. The result was the resurgence of Parliament as partner in the government of the realm. The Bishops' Wars is an essay in military history in a political context, which analyses the institutions of war, its financing, and above all the recruitment of forces. The main purpose of the book is to explain why the King could not and did not reduce Scotland by force. Its significance lies in that it demonstrates how the military failures of 1639 and 1640 were determined by Charles's hand. Moreover, it seeks to show how poor strategic and tactical operations, coupled with the political controversy surrounding the war, plagued the English army. In the final measure, it is concluded that the King must bear responsibility for defeat at the hands of the Scots.

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