Soldiers of the English Civil War (2)
Cavalry
Osprey · Print & ebook · January 25, 1990
Osprey's examination of the British cavalry during the English Civil War (1642-1651).
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- Who it’s for
- John Tincey examines how British cavalry expectations shifted through the English Civil War.
- Themes
- English Civil War, Cavalry soldiers' changing ideas, Royalist and Parliamentary forces
- Genres
- Stuart Britain (1603-1714), Civil Wars, Military Uniforms
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Osprey's examination of the British cavalry during the English Civil War (1642-1651). In March 1642, King Charles I, believing that Parliament had gone too far when it issued the Grand Remonstrace, moved to arrest John Pym and four other leaders. That summer Parliament, fearing military action, tried to seize control of the army by issuing orders for soldiers to report to Parliamentary, rather than royal, representatives.
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The King countered by ordering the bill ignored and raised his own army. Some turned out for the King, some for Parliament, and so the war started. This book examines how the cavalry soldiers of 1642 expected to fight the Civil Wars, and how experience changed their ideas.
British Cavalry
John Tincey examines how British cavalry expectations shifted through the English Civil War.
Come here for
- Cavalry soldiers’ expectations of how they would fight
Expect
- How wartime experience changed their ideas
Where it sits
| Stuart Britain (1603-1714) | 62% |
|---|---|
| Civil Wars | 40% |
| Military Uniforms | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Stuart Britain (1603-1714)
- Other Military Conflicts
- Civil Wars
- Authors
- John Tincey
- Publisher
- Osprey
- Published
- January 25, 1990
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- English Civil War · Cavalry soldiers' changing ideas · Royalist and Parliamentary forces
- Reading lane
- Stuart Britain (1603-1714)