Download or read book The English Civil War written by John Adamson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-16 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Adamson provides a new synthesis of current research on the political crisis that engulfed England in the 1640s. Drawing on new archival findings and challenging current orthodoxies, these essays by leading historians offer a variety of original perspectives, locating English events firmly within a 'three kingdoms' context.