Lancashire was one of the most bitterly divided counties of the English Civil War. Broxap traces the struggle from the petitions and the seizure of magazines in 1642 through the siege of Manchester, the storming of Bolton, Prince Rupert’s march to Marston Moor and the Earl of Derby’s last campaign, weighing the partisan sources on both sides.
A careful local history that brings the Civil War down to the streets of northern towns. Download the free EPUB.