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John Philipps Kenyon (1927–1996) was a British historian specializing in seventeenth-century English history. He was a professor at the University of Hull and later at Columbia University, known for his works on the English Civil War and Restoration politics.
Known for: The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland and Ireland 1638–1660
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The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland and Ireland 1638–1660
This book provides a comprehensive military history of the British Civil Wars, covering the conflicts that engulfed England, Scotland, and Ireland between 1638 and 1660. John Kenyon examines the political, social, and military dimensions of the wars, analyzing the strategies, battles, and key figures that shaped the outcome of this turbulent period in British history.
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The Bishops’ Wars (1638–1640)
The first act of the British civil wars unfolded in Scotland, where Charles I attempted to impose the English prayer book upon a fiercely independent kirk. To the king, religious uniformity represented divine order; to the Scots, it was tyranny dressed in holy vestments. When the National Covenant w...
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The Breakdown of Royal Authority (1640–1642)
In restoring Parliament, Charles I reopened a Pandora’s box of grievances long sealed during his personal rule. The Long Parliament became the theatre for a relentless contest between monarchy and reformist energies that could no longer be contained. The execution of Strafford, the dismantling of st...
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About John Kenyon
John Philipps Kenyon (1927–1996) was a British historian specializing in seventeenth-century English history. He was a professor at the University of Hull and later at Columbia University, known for his works on the English Civil War and Restoration politics.
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