The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in the Year 1641: Volume I (History of the Rebellion & Civil Wars in England Begun in th)
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (760 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198203683 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 656 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A Customer said The definitve resource on Oliver Cromwell's Revolution. This six-volume book deals with the England's Civil War of the mid 1600's. It is extremely descriptive and detailed, but I give it three stars because some of the information is digressive and redundant. If you want to learn more about this time period, I suggest an encyclopedia.
"The definitive edition of Clarendon, edited by W. Dunn Macray in 1888, has just been reissued by the Clarendon Press.No praise is too high for publishers which keep great histories in print."--Daniel Johnson in The Times
Clarendon held the offices of Lord High Chancellor of England and Chancellor of the University of Oxford; he began his great work after the Restoration of Charles II at the behest of the King himself. This classic work, long unavailable, has been reissued by Oxford University Press in a facsimile of the much-admired 1888 edition. Since its publication at the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Earl of Clarendon's history of the English Civil War has remained one of the most important sources for our understanding of the events that changed the course of British history. In elegant and vital prose it brings to life the personalities who shaped this era--and the principles for which a nation was divided.. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England chroni