The Bishops' Wars: Charles I's Campaigns Against Scotland, 1638-1640

by Mark Charles Fissel

Book Overview

King Charles I twice mobilised England in an attempt to enforce religious uniformity in Scotland, and both times he failed. The result was the resurgence of Parliament as partner in the government of the realm. The Bishops' Wars is an essay in military history in a political context, which analyses the institutions of war, its financing, and above all the recruitment of forces. The main purpose of the book is to explain why the King could not and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521466865
• ISBN13: 9780521466868
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.7"