Cavaliers and Roundheads
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The book is enlivened by character sketches not only of the leading participants (Charles I, Prince Rupert, Oliver Cromwell), but also of the numerous lesser characters, male and female, who took part in the desperate conflict. Families and friends were bitterly divided as men left home to fight for King or Parliament. Castles and towns were besieged and sacked. Houses were plundered, churches desecrated and some 200,000 lives were lost.
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Christopher Hibbert was described by Professor Sir John Plumb as a โwriter of the highest abilityโ and by the โNew Statesmanโ as โa pearl of biographersโ. He is our leading popular historian whose works reflect meticulous scholarship. His much-acclaimed books include โThe Destruction of Lord Ralganโ, โThe Court at Windsor, Londonโ and โRome: Biography of a Cityโ.
