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Whether you know a lot about the English Civil War, or whether you know nothing at all, this is a book to read. It takes an unstuffy approach to the subject, painting the period through the lives of people involved - not just the leaders but (more tellingly) ordinary folk who recorded the times in their letters and daybooks.
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To be fair I'm only two chapters in BUT Dr. Purkiss does set-up a very well reseached 'back-drop' and character sketches of the ordinary people of the ECW events as well of course the major players viz. King Charles very unhappy/ sickly childhood with bullying, a weird distant antagonistic father and the equally or more complex Oliver Cromwell. I hope to settle into this book as keenly as I did DR. Tristram Hunt's book in 2007-8 when we were preparing re-enactments of the 1647 Putney Debates. Insights from contempoarary writings and letters.
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Great book on personal stories of the civil war with a mixture of facts excellent read for a civil war enthusiast
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Although packed with content this book was an easy read.
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