By Jon Day
The crusade that ended in the 1st conflict of Newbury in 1643 represents a necessary part within the English Civil conflict, but hardly ever has it got the eye it merits. during this compelling and meticulously researched new research, Jon Day indicates how the crusade was once severe to the result of the battle and the defeat of Charles I. The overdue summer time 1643 was once the army excessive tide for the king and his armies, but inside months the chance have been squandered. The Royalists failed first to take the Parliamentarian stronghold of Gloucester after which to defeat the Earl of Essex's military at Newbury. If the Civil conflict had a tipping aspect, this used to be absolutely it.
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