Henry Ireton and the English Revolution

A devout puritan, Henry Ireton was an immediate parliamentarian activist rising to the rank of Commissary-General of the New Model Army. Ireton shared Oliver Cromwell's religious enthusiasm and acted as one of his political mentors. Ireton, more than any other individual, even Cromwell, brought about the execution of Charles I.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83235-5

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John Lambert, Parliamentary Soldier and Cromwellian Major-General, 1619-1684

John Lambert's life and career have long deserved this revealing study. The man who made Cromwell Lord Protector in 1653 also stopped him becoming king in 1657; and Lambert was the originator of the Instrument of Government, on which Cromwell's Protectorate was based. Committed to his deeply held, radical beliefs, Lambert first rose to prominence as a dashing cavalry commander in the civil wars of 1642-51, and he was a prominent upholder of the power of the New Model Army, particularly in his creation of the Major Generals, who ruled England in 1655.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83004-7

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Letters, Orders and Musters of Bertrand du Guesclin, 1357-1380

Bertrand du Guesclin (d. 1380) was the most famous French soldier of his generation. He made his name as a guerrilla leader in the Breton War of Succession (1341-64) and, as Constable from 1370-80, played a major role in the recovery of France under Charles V. Captured on at least three occasions, but also victorious in several important battles, his valour and dominant personality allowed him to exercise remarkable influence.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83088-7

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Nelson - the New Letters

Nelson - The New Letters, edited by Colin White, presents around 500 of the most important letters uncovered during the course of the epic Nelson Letters Project, a five year search of archives throughout the world. Dating from 1777 and including the earliest extant Nelson letter, this collection shows us both Nelson the officer and Nelson the private man, and, uniquely among the plethora of new Nelson books, it records his life and exploits in his own words.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83130-3

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Nelson - the New Letters

Nelson was a letter writer of great flair and somehow, between his naval service and recovering from various illnesses and wounds and, of course, despite his famously tangled love-life, he managed to write an extraordinary number of them, on all subjects and addressed to all manner of recipients. This widely-praised volume collects together over 500 of those letters, dating from 1777 to just days before the Battle of Trafalgar that would seal both his fate and his fame.   paperback   ISBN 978-1-843-83299-7

Price:  £14.99

Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches

In three large volumes these are the words of the man who was one the most influential Englishman in history. These letters and speeches start in 1636, six years before the Civil War and continue until 1658. Absolutely unmissable, especially for those interested in the English Civil War, as it documents Cromwells thoughts and reasoning behind his actions. Fully searchable in Adobe Acrobat Reader.    

Price:  £17.87

Service of Ladies

Ulrich von Liechtenstein's extraordinary account of his adventures as a knight-errant is one of the most vivid images of chivalric life to have come down to us. His knightly autobiography was written in the mid-thirteenth century,and gives an account of the 'journey of Venus' which he undertook in 1226 in honour of his lady, in which he claimed to have broken 307 spears in jousts against all comers in the space of a month.   paperback   ISBN 978-1-843-83095-5

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Sir Thomas Gray: Scalacronica (1272-1363)

In 1355, Sir Thomas Gray, a Northumbrian knight and constable of Norham castle, was ambushed and captured by the Scots. Imprisoned in Edinburgh castle, he whiled away the hours by writing a chronicle charting the history of Britain from the Creation. The bulk of the work, written in Anglo-Norman French, is based on existing sources.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44064-1

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The Admiral's Secret Weapon

The 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860) had as Lord Cochrane been a dashing and highly successful naval captain (he forms the model for Patrick O'Brian's fictional hero Jack Aubrey); he was also an inventor. In 1811 he presented details of his secret war plans to the Admiralty, who thought them likely to be highly effective, but uncivilised, and did not take them up; they remained secret.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83280-5

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The Chronicle of William of Puylaurens

The Albigensian Crusade, which forms the main subject of William of Puylaurens' Chronicle, was a defining episode in the history of France. Launched in 1209 by Pope Innocent III, it was directed against the aristocracy of southern France (especially the Counts of Toulouse) who were accused of protecting heresy, and especially Catharism, a dualist heresy which represented a major threat to the Catholic Church.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-851-15925-6

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The Letter Book of Sir Anthony Oldfield, 1662-1667

The threat of a Dutch invasion, the fear of challenges to the restored monarchy by supporters of the Interregnum regimes, and defiant Quakers were among the problems Sir Anthony Oldfield of Spalding had to face as a deputy lieutenant of the Lincolnshire militia. In the first decade of the Restoration the county militias were responsible for the internal defence of the realm and became the most important institution of local government.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-901-50368-8

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The Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince

Edward of Woodstock, eldest son of Edward III, known as the Black Prince, is one of those heroes of history books so impressive as to seem slightly unreal. At sixteen he played a leading part in the fighting at Crcy; at twenty-six he captured the king of France at Poitiers; and eleven years later he restored Pedro of Castile to histhrone at the battle of Najera.   paperback   ISBN 978-0-851-15469-5

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The Unconquered Knight

Gutierre Diaz de Gamez entered the service of Pero Nio, count of Buelna, in 1402, when they were both about 23, and served as head of his military household for nearly fifty years. He began a chronicle of his master's deeds in about 1431, and it is this eyewitness account of the life of a knight, both in war and peace, which is translated here.   paperback   ISBN 978-1-843-83101-3

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Thomas Rainborowe (c.1610-1648): Civil War Seaman, Siegemaster and Radical

This book offers an account of the life and career of Thomas Rainborowe, a significant figure in the English Civil War in both military and political terms. His involvement in the sea-borne Irish Expedition of 1642 was followed by service as an infantry leader within the Eastern Association and the New Model Army, where he achieved particular distinction as a siege commander.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83121-1

Price:  £40.00