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By the Sword Divided: Eyewitness Accounts of the English Civil War (Uncovering the Seventeenth Century) Kindle Edition

by John Eric Adair (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
A brilliant book that brings the voices of the English Civil War to life.

Ideal for fans of Charles Spencer, Helen Castor and Dan Jones.

The English Civil War was a series of long and bloody conflicts that saw family and friends taking arms against one another, the deaths of thousands of soldiers and civilians, towns and villages devastated, and the King of England tried and executed for high treason.

What was it like to live through this conflict, to see relatives in opposing armies, to find your crops and homes destroyed or to question the cause that you were fighting for?

By the Sword Divided: Eyewitness Accounts of the English Civil War provides a window into the lives of ordinary men and women who lived and suffered through this tumultuous war.

Over fifty personal accounts, are expertly arranged, juxtaposed, and set within the context of the broader war, bringing the Civil War to life. These narratives come from a wide variety of men and women with differing perspectives, including the Verney family who had members on both sides, Lucy Hutchinson, whose husband signed the king’s death-warrant, and Ralph Symonds, an ordinary soldier who recorded his time in the Royalist army. These diaries, letters, and memoirs allow the reader to understand just how complex and tragic this war was.

Although the monarchy returned with the accession of Charles II 1660, English society was forever altered by this war and its legacy can still be felt to the present day.
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    Uncovering the Seventeenth Century
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    260 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    May 9, 2021
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08TWWVR4K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books (May 9, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 9, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.4 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 260 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

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  • John C Brown
    5.0 out of 5 stars Contemporary musings
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2024
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    Compiled in such a way that the events of the time unfold.
    I found it a very interesting read.
    Even being confused at times about who was on which side felt that it conveyed a little of what it must have been like at the time.
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  • Matthew Whitmore
    4.0 out of 5 stars A portrail of a lesson which if we allow to be forgotten we will weep at the reminder.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2017
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    Whilest showing its age this volume gives the reader a poignant glimpse into the agony that individuals faced in choosing sides in a series of wars that split families, villagers, counties and nations
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    very readable
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2018
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    Loved it
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