Remembering the Civil War: Reunion and the Limits of Reconciliation

Following the execution of Charles I in January 1649, England's fledgling republic was faced with a dilemma: which parts of the nation's bloody recent past shou

A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian. The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no p

Remembering the English Civil Wars is the first collection of essays to explore how the bloody struggle which took place between the supporters of king and parl

The Civil War retains a powerful hold on the American imagination, with each generation since 1865 reassessing its meaning and importance in American life. This