On the Spot: Alice Hunt
‘What is the most common misconception about my field? That the republic was an absolute failure and the Restoration inevitable.’
English Civil War
This Flammable Isle
The familiar story of the 17th century told through unfamiliar voices.
The Hogen Mogen Princess
Dismissed as ‘high and mighty’ and accused of pushing Charles I towards civil war, Henrietta Maria was a deft military mover – perhaps more so than the king himself.
You and Whose Army?
Civil War politics amongst MPs and the New Model Army.
The Great Tom Fuller
A great historian and public intellectual, Thomas Fuller championed moderation and responsibility in a time of war, polarisation and misinformation.
This Blessed Plot
The Irish Rebellion of 1641 offered an opportunity for the ambitions of a well-connected group of Puritan politicians and businessmen. The result was civil war.
A War of Words
Politics, propaganda and censorship during the Civil Wars.
Kingdoms Come Apart
The path to Britain’s Civil Wars of the 17th century was paved in the three very different realms of England, Scotland and Ireland. But it was in the richest and most populous of these that crisis escalated into conflict.
The Civil War’s ‘Martyr of Peace’
In an age of political and religious division that ended in Civil War, Lucius Cary and his circle at Great Tew offered a space for debate and compromise.
The End of the English Republic
The English republic was brought down by the same forces that brought it to power.