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قراءة كتاب The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)
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The Great Civil War in Lancashire
(1642-1651)
BY
ERNEST BROXAP, M.A.
MANCHESTER
At the University Press
1910
University of Manchester Publications No. LI.
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CONTENTS
| Preface | ix | ||
| Authorities | xi | ||
| Introduction | 1 | ||
| Chapter | I. | Preliminaries | 9 |
| " | II. | The Leaders on Both Sides | 23 |
| " | III. | The Siege of Manchester | 37 |
| " | IV. | First Operations of the Manchester Garrison | 53 |
| " | V. | The Crisis. January-June, 1643 | 67 |
| " | VI. | Remaining Events of 1643: and the First Siege of Lathom House | 89 |
| " | VII. | Prince Rupert in Lancashire | 115 |
| " | VIII. | End of the First Civil War | 135 |
| " | IX. | The Second Civil War: Battle of Preston | 159 |
| " | X. | The Last Stand: Battle of Wigan Lane: Trial and Death of the Earl of Derby | 177 |
| Index | 205 | ||
MAPS AND PLANS
| Map. | Lancashire, to illustrate the Civil War. | Frontispiece |
| Plans in Text. | ||
| I. | Manchester and Salford in 1650 | see page 43 |
| (Reproduced from Owens College Historical Essays, p. 383). | ||
| II. | The Spanish Ship in the Fylde, March, 1642‑3 | see page 72 |
| III. | The Battle of Whalley, April, 1643 | see page 82 |
| IV. | Liverpool in 1650 | see page 128 |
| (Reproduced from Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Session 6, 1853‑4, Vol. 6, p. 4). | ||
| V. | The Campaign of Preston, 1648 | see page 164 |
| VI. | The Campaign of Wigan Lane, 1651 | see page 191 |
PREFACE
There has not hitherto been a separate History of the Civil War in Lancashire, and I venture to think that the present study, by a native of the County, may suitably find a place in the publications of the University of Manchester. It is merely intended to be an account of the Civil War within the borders of the County, religious and social questions and the general course of the war being touched on only so much as is necessary to make the narrative intelligible. The principal sources of information are detailed below, and need not be further referred to here. It only remains to be said that some care has been taken with topography, and above all I have tried to give an impartial narrative of the events. Contemporary writers on both sides naturally display much prejudice, and it is often difficult to arrive at an exact knowledge of the facts.
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