History of the Great Civil War by Samuel Rawson Gardiner
The fourth and final volume of S.R. Gardiner's HISTORY OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR traces events from October 1647 and Charles' escape from his confinement at Hampton Court to the tragic climax of the King's execution in January 1649. Gardiner shows that the King's duplicity and intransigence made it increasingly difficult for his more moderate adversaries to prevent an inevitable call for his elimination from those whose frustration at his behaviour eventually won the day. Oliver Cromwell was one of the last of the group who signed the death warrant to be persuaded that this drastic course of action was justified. In this volume Gardiner also deals with the Second Civil War which ended in comprehensive defeat for the Royalist cause with Cromwell's victory over the Scots at Preston and Fairfax's successful suppression of opposition in the South East with the surrender of Colchester. It was during this period that Oliver Cromwell made the transition from being a leading general (effectively second in command to Fairfax) to a position after the King's execution where he was poised for even greater things.
Gardiner was educated at Winchester and Christ Church, Oxford, and for some years was a member of the Irvingite Church. From 1871 to 1885 he taught at King's College, London, becoming professor of modern history there in 1876, and later being appointed a Fellow of All Souls, Oxford. He died in 1902.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781842126424 |
| ISBN 10 | 1842126423 |
| Title | History of the Great Civil War |
| Author | Samuel Rawson Gardiner |
| Series | Phoenix Press Ser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2002-09-19 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
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