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Select Tracts Relating To The Civil Wars In England, In The Reign Of King Charles The First: By Writers Who Lived In The Time Of Those Wars And Were W

Select Tracts Relating To The Civil Wars In England, In The Reign Of King Charles The First: By Writers Who Lived In The Time Of Those Wars And Were W

Maseres, Francis

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Biographies GeneralGenealogy & HeraldryBritish History

ISBN10: 935444394X
ISBN13: 9789354443947
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Feb 24 2021
Pages: 540
Weight: 2.72
Height: 1.09 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
In the turmoil of seventeenth-century England, argument was as deadly as steel. These voices were there, alive. Select Tracts Relating to the Civil Wars in England, in the Reign of King Charles the First (Part I) gathers english civil war tracts written by men who watched the kingdom fracture, recording in urgent prose the clash between Crown and Parliament, conscience and command. Edited by Francis Maseres, it presents civil war primary sources that illuminate charles i england history from the inside, revealing how contemporaries understood the struggle that reshaped British constitutional life. As a carefully chosen collection of contemporary pamphlets and petitions, this english civil wars sourcebook traces parliament and monarchy conflict across the crucial early years of the struggle, revealing the textures of Stuart period politics, religion, law, and local loyalties. The tracts stand as seventeenth century historical documents of high literary and political interest, vivid enough for curious general readers yet rigorous enough for serious history students, british civil wars studies specialists, and british constitutional history readers seeking evidence rather than hindsight. At once a narrative of a nation at war with itself and a practical early modern england reference, it appeals equally to thoughtful browsers, academic libraries, and classic literature collectors drawn to the raw texture of the past. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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