A Brief History of the English Civil Wars

A Brief History of the English Civil Wars | John Miller

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jenniferw88 I knew a bit but as a general overview of Britain. I learned more about how it specifically affected the aouth coast of England and Cornwall in particular. 2y

AllDebooks I knew a bit about the Civil war. It was interesting to read a fictional account delving into the fragility of peace between Catholics and Protesants 2y

rubyslippersreads I know a litter about the English Civil War from other Elizabeth Goudge books. 2y

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bookandbedandtea I knew a bit about the topic but I realized while reading my book that most other books I'd read touching on the subject were actually after the fact and had more to do with the struggle between those trying to reinstate Charles II and those trying to prevent it. It was pretty interesting to read about the early days of the war(s). 2y

Deblovestoread I knew a bit about the plague and a little about the civil war through other reading. 2y

Itchyfeetreader I knew a bit - studied at school but that was all the politics I enjoyed how my book gave a sense of what being at home and a woman at home whilst war raged around and then people came home changed felt 2y

TheBookgeekFrau Outside of the plague I knew nothing, it seems 😅 But it was interesting to connect the dots as to why the Puritans left for the new world. 2y

dabbe I knew a bit--only because I taught a Restoration unit to my sophomore honors classes. I still have my hyperdoc linked below if anyone cares to look at it. The students basically knew nothing about this period and found it quite challenging only because they didn't know anything. So, I kept the unit as bearable as possible for them (and me 🤣).

Here's the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YLW8WqnzNuJ9OfNsEILPmLlzPo4Y1tR4/view?usp=shari... (edited) 2y

ChaoticMissAdventures I have read way more about Henry VIII and the Women queens - War of the Roses years, and didn't know much about this time. The book I am reading has a social climber, and it alternates between her POV and delving into the politics and social commentary of the time during Charles II so I have learned a ton about that time period - 975 pages worth! Even when the story is about Amber she is going through the plague and fire, and social climbing.

Forever Amber

sblbooks I knew a little bit about the plague but not much else. 2y

rwmg When I was child in the 1960s, there was a lot of building work going on in London, some of which uncovered plague pits so the plague and the story of Eyam was something that got talked about a lot and was covered in primary school projects, so I was familiar with the basic events. My book was very good about covering the social context of adapting to the new religious and social regime after the Restoration.

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rwmg I read Antonia Fraser's biography of Oliver Cromwell a couple of years ago, so I was already familiar with the course of the Civil War from that and school

Cromwell, Our Chief Of Men

Karisimo I didn‘t know too much about this time! I read Fawkes by Nadine Brandes awhile back which was great- a magical realism twist on the time period, but I didn‘t remember the fate of Charles I which was prominent in my book!

Tidelands

thegreensofa I learnt so much. Being English I should have already known. What a violent repressive time it sounds like (from what was mentioned in my book anyway). So many things you weren‘t allowed to do! One law for destitute women and another for anyone with a standing.

Newes from the Dead

Jess861 I knew a bit about this period but not much - it was interesting to learn about the plague that hit at that time. What I found particularly interesting was that this particular plague seemed to leave the elderly alone. Not sure if that fact is historically accurate though.

Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague

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Mollyanna I knew a little about the time period, but really just the big facts. It has been interesting to delve into the daily life after the restoration and how things were for those that may or may not have been involved in Charles I‘s death. 2y

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