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The Women of the English Civil War
'Readers will enjoy Plowden's combination of a fine gift for storytelling with sound research and an infectious affection for her troop of intrepid ladies' MIRANDA SEYMOUR, SUNDAY TIMES
'lively and dramatic . . . an exciting read' HISTORIC HOUSE
In the war between king and parliament, the women of England played an active and important part. Alison Plowden reveals the untold story of the women of the English Civil War, featuring illustrations and personal accounts from both Royalist and Parliamentarian supporters. She illustrates how the conflict unfolded, howit affected the lives of women of all classes and how they coped with unfamiliar or frightening responsibilities, loss and bereavement, divided families, exile and financial ruin.
Queen Henrietta Maria went abroad to raise money for the cause, and her loyal supporter Mary Bankes held Corfe Castle for the king by heaving stones and hot embers over the battlements at the opposing roundheads. Also included are the oyster wenches of London, who laboured beside the men as trenches were dug around the city, as well as the many women who loaded muskets and passed ammunition. This is a fascinating look at the little reported, yet valiant actions of the women caught up in this tumultuous age.
ALISON PLOWDEN is a well-known author who has also written Elizabeth I, Lady Jane Grey, Tudor Women and Henrietta Maria.
Cover illustration: detail from The Flight of Henrietta Maria of France, Queen of England by Francois-Augustin Desmoulines (1788-1856). (Mus??e Crozatier, Le Puy en Veiny, France/Bridgeman 'Art Library, London/Giraudon)
A paper-back with 254 pages
Condition: NEW
Publisher: Sutton Publishing, 2004
ISBN: 9780750937658
Size: 20 x 13 x 2 cm
Postage Weight: 280 g
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Price: $16.00
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