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The 1640s were one of the most exciting and bloody decades in British and Irish history. This book interweaves the narrative threads in each theatre of conflict to provide an holistic account and analysis of the wars in and between England, Scotland and Ireland, from the Covenanter Rebellion to the execution of Charles I. Politics and War in the Three Stuart Kingdoms, 1637-49 - Stresses the need to examine the English Civil War within the context of the other conflicts in Scotland and Ireland, and vice versa - Explores key themes, such as the relationship between armies and elites - Assesses the extent to which the wars in and between the kingdoms were the product of religious and ethnic hatred Using a wide range of original and secondary sources, and incorporating the latest research, David Scott offers a challenging new interpretation of political structure and dynamics in the warring Stuart realms.
Author
Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. Dr. David Scott received his BA and DPhil from the University of York. He then taught at York and Leeds universities before joining the History of Parliament, London, where he is now a Senior Research Fellow on the 1640-1660 section. Among other appointments, he has been a Visiting Fellow at Yale University, and Senior Research Associate of Peterhouse, University of Cambridge. He has researched and written extensively on the political and religious history of Stuart Britain. He is a regular reviewer for the London press and lives in Oxford.
