Product Description: The Eastern Association has an assured place in any history of the Civil War. Within the region, early in 1643, Oliver Cromwell and his 'Iron-sides' first rose to prominence; in 1644 the seven constituent countries raised the force which, at Marston Moor, tipped the military balance decisively against the king, and was to become the major component in the New Model Army in 1645...read more

The execution of Charles I in 1649 was an extraordinary political event. Why the king was defeated and executed has been a central question in English history. This work aims to supply clear answers to key questions about the period, ranging from why the king had to summon the Long Parliament to whether there was, in fact, an English Revolution.

Product Description: Institute of Psychiatry, London, U.K. Volume on the recent developments in the field of psychiatry for the aged. Based on a short course held at the Institute of Psychiatry in July, 1996. 25 contributors, 2 U.S. DNLM: Mental Disorders--in old age. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In the 1640s Parliament intervened against clergymen with Royalist sympathies, and in the political jargon of the time they were referred to as 'Scandalous Ministers'. As the Civil War developed two Suffolk committees were empowered to hear evidence against any minister (or schoolmaster) who was 'scandalous' in either life or doctrine, or in any way 'malignant' (ill-affected to Parliament)...read more