The Old Service: Royalist Regimental Colonels and the Civil War, 1642-46

By P.R. Newman

This book provides a study of the men who served as Regimental colonels in the armies of Charles I during the English Civil War of 1642-46. In following the king's cause these colonels faced likely death in battle and many never survived to greet the restored monarchy. Their enduring and toughened loyalty to the Royalist cause lies at the centre of this book. Peter Newman examines why this high profile group of royalists took the risks they did and he explores how their role in the Civil War is an important key to our understanding of the wider questions of Royalist ideology and allegiance. This study analyzes more than 600 Royalist colonels and offers a series of new perspectives on the nature of armed Royalism. It deals with the social and geographical pattern of regimental as well as the religious dimensions of Royalism. It examines the principles which underlay armed support for Charles I and looks also at the reality behind the mythical figure of the Cavalier. There are new insights into familiar Civil War figures and fresh approaches to problems of historical interpretation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719037522
• ISBN13: 9780719037528
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.9" x 1.3" x 5.6"