English Civil War

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History of the English Civil War in military historical reference books of the English civil war and the battles of Edgehill, Marston Moor, Naseby, Worcester, Braddock Down, Newark and major civil war commanders. Published by leading military publishers by leading historical authors, available from Cranston Fine Arts.

One of the most dramatic periods in English history was that of the civil wars fought throughout the country in the mid-seventeenth century. The population was split down the middle. While many peers and gentry took the side of the King, others equally supported the leaders of Parliament, so families and friends were painfully divided in their loyalties. The final defeat, trial and execution of King Charles I shocked the monarchies throughout Europe but left them deeply impresses by the victories of Oliver Cromwell and by his seizure of power as Lord Protector.

The origins of the war and the course of the cmapaings are here comprehensively but succinctly described by Dr Maurice Ashley, a leading authority on seventeenth-century England, who bases his narrative on the latest academic research and on the analysis by military experts of such important battles as those of Marston Moor and Naseby. Lavishly illustrated with contemporary paintings, engravings and broadsheets, some in colour, together with maps which make clear the strategy and tactics, this is a book that should appeal to all who study and enjoy English history.

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Book serial number Osprey 116. Price £12.99.

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First Newbury 1643, The Turning Point, by Keith Roberts

This book explores the crucial battle of Newbury, the turning point of the English Civil War.  By August 1643 the King's cause was very much in the ascendant.  Parliament armies had been crushed at Adwalton Moor and Roundway Down and the Royalists had taken Bristol.  When they summoned Gloucester to surrender on 10 August the city's only hope was a Parliament relief army.  The London Trained Bands joined the Earl of Essex's expedition and when battle was joined at Newbury, the Londoners more than held their own against the best of the King's cavalry.  With the citizens of London so firmly committed to Parliament's cause and the King's cavalry no longer invincible, the balance of power had shifted irretrievably.

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Book serial number Osprey 119. Price £12.99.

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Marston Moor 1644, The Beginning of the End, by John Tincey

The entry of the Scots into the English Civil War on 19 January 1644, taking the side of Parliament, radically changed the balance of power in the North of England.  The Royalists in the North were forced onto  the defensive and besieged in York.  In a bold march Prince Rupert outmanoeuvred his enemies and relieved York without a shot being fired.  However, on 2 July when Rupert met the allied army in battle on Marston Moor, his cavalry was defeated by Cromwell's Ironsides who then turned on the Royalist infantry.  This book details the hard-fought yet catastrophic defeat in which the Royalist army was crushed and their forces driven from the north of England.

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Book serial number Osprey 123. Price £12.99.

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Auldearn 1645, The Marquis of Montrose's Scottish Campaign by Stuart Reid

In August 1644, at the height of the English Civil War, James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, raised the standard of Royalist rebellion in Scotland.  In a single year he won a string of remarkable victories with his army of Irish mercenaries and Highland clansmen.  His victory at Auldearn, the centrepiece of his campaign, was won only after a day-long struggle and heavy casualties on both sides.  This book details the remarkable sequence of victories at Tibbermore, Aberdeen, Inverlochy, Auldearn and Kilsyth that left Montrose briefly in the ascendant in Scotland.  However, his decisive defeat and surrender at Philiphaugh finally crushed the Royalist cause in Scotland.

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Book serial number Osprey 82. Price £12.99.

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Edgehill 1642, First Battle of the English Civil War by Keith Roberts and John Tincey

The battle of Edgehill was the first major clash of the English Civil War.  In 1642 both Royalists and Parliamentarians expected that one great contest of arms would see the crushing of their enemies.  When their field armies blundered into contact on the evening of 22 October 1642, Prince Rupert urged King Charles to array his army on the great ridge of Edgehill and give battle.  The next day, amidst abject cowardice and absolute courage, the tide of battle swept Rupert's cavalry to triumph, but saw victory snatched away as the Royalist infantry was hurled back by the defiant Parliamentarians.  This book relates how the chance for decisive victory was lost and the bloody civil war raged on.

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Book serial number BH4. Price £8.99. Paperback with 44 pages.

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The English Civil War by Peter Young & Michael Roffe

Beginning with the outbreak of the first Civil War in 1642 and ending with the Restoration of King Charles in 1660, this book studies the Cavalier and Parliamentarian armies that fought in these conflicts. Despite their own distinctive characters, the two forces differed only slightly in terms of organisation and uniform. In 30 years of bloodshed, counties were divided and families were split, as men and women followed their individual allegiances.

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The English Civil War by Maurice Ashley

One of the most dramatic periods in English history was that of the civil wars fought throughout the country in the mid-seventeenth century. The population was split down the middle. While many peers and gentry took the side of the King, others equally supported the leaders of Parliament, so families and friends were painfully divided in their loyalties. The final defeat, trial and execution of King Charles I shocked the monarchies throughout Europe but left them deeply impresses by the victories of Oliver Cromwell and by his seizure of power as Lord Protector.

The origins of the war and the course of the cmapaings are here comprehensively but succinctly described by Dr Maurice Ashley, a leading authority on seventeenth-century England, who bases his narrative on the latest academic research and on the analysis by military experts of such important battles as those of Marston Moor and Naseby. Lavishly illustrated with contemporary paintings, engravings and broadsheets, some in colour, together with maps which make clear the strategy and tactics, this is a book that should appeal to all who study and enjoy English history.

Book serial number BK17. Price £9.99. Paperback with 202 pages.

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Destruction in the English Civil Wars by Stephen Porter

The destruction caused by the English Civil Wars was widespread and devastating. Towns, villages, churches and country houses up and down the land were affected. Indeed, destruction was so widespread that by the end of the Second Civil War at least 150 towns and 50 villages had suffered some damage, 200 country houses had been ruined, and more than 50,000 people had been made homeless. 

This book is the first detailed study of this aspect of the Civil Wars and makes available the results of many years of study and research of original documents and manuscripts in record offices and local history libraries throughout the country. Much of the material has never previously been published. The author conveys vividly, often through their own words, the feelings of those caught up in the traumatic events of the time, while also presenting a clear narrative and explanation of events.

Destruction in the English Civil Wars will be welcomed not only by historians but also those with an interst in the effects of this particularly destructive period of English history upon the towns and countryside that surround us.

Book serial number BK26. Price £10.99. Paperback with 180 pages.

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New Model Army 1645-60 by Stuart Asquith & Chris Warner

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The English Civil War by Peter Young and Michael Roffe

An unrivalled source of information on the uniforms, insignia and appearance of the World's fighting men. In this superb informative book The English Civil War packed with photos, coloured military uniforms and black and white illustrations. A must for all English civil war enthusiasts.

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EDITIONS

Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Price : £110

ARTIST
Nicolas Trudgian



Having graduated from art college, Nicolas Trudgian spent many years as a professional illustrator before turning to a career in fine art painting. His crisp style of realism, attention to detail, compositional skills and bright use of colours, immediately found favour with collectors and demand for his original work soared on both sides of the Atlantic. Today, more than a decade after becoming a fine art painter, Nicolas Trudgian is firmly established within a tiny, elite group of aviation artists whose works are genuinely collected world-wide. Over the past decade Nick has earned a special reputation for giving those who love his work much more than just aircraft in his paintings. He goes to enormous lengths with his backgrounds, filling them with interesting and accurate detail, all designed to help give the aircraft in his paintings a tremendous sense of location and purpose. His landscapes are quite breathtaking and his buildings demonstrate an uncanny knowledge of perspective but it is the hardware in his paintings which are most striking. Whether it is an aircraft, tank, petrol bowser, or tractor, Nick brings it to life with all the inordinate skill of a truly accomplished fine art painter. A prodigious researcher, Nick travels extensively in his constant quest for information and fresh ideas. He has visited India, China, South Africa, South America, the Caribbean and travels regularly to the United States and Canada. He likes nothing better than to be out and about with sketchbook at the ready and if there is an old steam train in the vicinity, well that's a bonus!

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Back From Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian

Normandy Special - £50 off until July 12th!

Like the Messerschmitt 109, its great adversary throughout almost six years of aerial combat, the Spitfire was a fighter par excellence. Good as many other types may have been, these two aircraft became symbols of the two opposing air forces they represented. Their confrontation, which began in 1940 during the Battle of Britain, continued without interruption until the last days of World War Two. From an air force teetering on extinction in the dark days of 1940, by the summer of 1944 the pilots of RAF Fighter Command had fought their way back to become top dogs. And when the invasion of northern France came, they swept over the beaches in force, cutting deep into enemy occupied territory, hammering the enemy in the air and on the ground. Key to this air superiority was the supreme performance of the Spitfire, its ability to out-fly the Luftwaffes best, and the wily leadership of the pilots who had survived the early air battles of the war. Among the best was 26 year old Pete Brothers, by 1944 a highly successful and experienced fighter pilot commanding his own Wing. Having fought through the battles of France and Britain, now with a clutch of air victories to his credit, in 1944 he took command of first the Exeter Wing, and then the Culinhead Wing, ideally placed to support the coming invasion of Normandy. Nick Trudgians striking painting recreates a typical scene as Mk IX Spitfires of 126 Squadron, led by Wing Commander Pete Brothers flying his Mk V11 Spitfire wearing high altitude paint scheme, race back to base at RAF Culinhead after a low-level attack on enemy transport in Normandy. The Culinhead Spitfire Wing flew constant armed Rhubarb attacks in support of the invasion from D-Day - June 6 1944 - till the first improvised strips were established in France a few weeks following the invasion. This beautiful aviation print, contrasting the frenetic pace of war with a restful English coastal landscape, evokes the memory of a legendary fighter aircraft that, flown by gallant pilots, helped change the course of history. Prints are signed by Pete Brothers and two other pilots who flew Spitfires in combat during World War II.

Signed by Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased),
Lieutenant General Avi Baron M Donnet CVO DFC FRAeS
and
Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM.

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EXTRAS

As a special treat for collectors of Nicolas Trudgian's work, and aviation art collectors in general, we have made this print available for a limited time - until 12th July - with £50 off the usual price.

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Don't forget this print is signed by :
Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased),
Lieutenant General Avi Baron M Donnet CVO DFC FRAeS
and
Squadron Leader Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM.

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