Civil War London: Mobilizing for Parliament, 1641-5

This book explores the financial and military support provided by London for the parliament's war against King Charles I, challenging traditional notions about the capital's "parliamentarian makeup." It reveals the interactions between various groups and the movement of resources and men, ultimately leading to the establishment of the New Model Army.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 344 pages
\n Publication date: 01 June 2021
\n Publisher: Manchester University Press
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This book delves into London's provision of financial and military support for the war against King Charles I. It explores, for the first time, a series of episodic, circumstantial, and unique mobilizations that spanned from late 1641 to early 1645, ultimately leading to the establishment of the New Model Army. Drawing upon research from two-dozen archives, Civil War London charts the successes and failures of efforts to move London's vast resources and challenges longstanding notions about the capital's "parliamentarian makeup." It reveals intricate interactions between the city's Corporation, parochial communities, livery companies, preachers, parishioners, and agitators, propagandists, and common people. Within these complex webs of political engagement lie untold stories of the movement of money and men, as well as the parliament's eventual success in the English Civil War.

\n Weight: 672g\n
Dimension: 163 x 242 x 26 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781526148810\n \n