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Civil War

by Peter Ackroyd Book 3 in the The History of England series.

First published 2014

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Civil War opens with the accession of James VI of Scotland as James I of England and ends with the deposition and flight of James II in 1688. Between those events, disputes over taxation, religion and royal authority lead to war between Charles I and Parliament, the king’s execution, republican government under Oliver Cromwell, the Restoration of Charles II and a renewed struggle over Catholic succession.

Ackroyd also follows the intellectual and social life of the seventeenth century, from court culture and religious radicalism to science, philosophy and the growth of print. The result presents civil war and revolution not as isolated constitutional crises but as upheavals that altered worship, family life, political language and the relationship between ruler and governed.

Historical Periods

Jacobean Era1603–1625 CE English Civil War1642–1651 CE Commonwealth and Protectorate1649–1660 CE Restoration1660–1685 CE Glorious Revolution1688–1689 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Charles II of England1630–1685 Charles I of England1600–1649 Oliver Cromwell1599–1658 James VI and I1566–1625 James II of England Guy Fawkes1570–1606

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