Overviews
The lead-up to war
Religion
War at sea
Arms and armour
Fortification
Regional
Art and architecture
Ordinary folk
Soldiers and solidering
Other
English Civil War novels
Overviews
The English Civil Wars: 1640 - 1660, Blair Worden (2010)
Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1638 - 1660, Trevor Royle (2004)
Rebellion or Revolution: England from Civil War to Restoration, G.E. Aylmer (1986)
The lead-up to war
The King's War 1641 - 1647, C.V. Wedgwood (1958)
The King's Peace 1637 - 1641, C.V. Wedgwood (1955)
Religion
Religion and the Decline of Magic, Keith Thomas (1975)
War at sea
The Navy in the English Civil War, J.R. Powell (1962)
Arms and armour
Arms & Armour of the English Civil Wars, David Blackmore (1990)
The English Civil War Armies, Peter Young, Osprey (1994)
Soldiers of the English Civil War (1), Keith Roberts, Osprey (1989)
Soldiers of the English Civil War (2), John Tincey, Osprey (1990)
Fortifications
English Civil War Fortifications 1642–51, Peter Harrington, Osprey (2003)
Regional
The English Civil Wars - Local Aspects, R.C. Richardson (Ed.) (1997)
The Civil War in the South-West 1642 - 46, John Barratt (2005)
The Battle for London, Stephen Porter and Simon Marsh (2010)
Art and architecture
The Sale of the Late King's Goods, Jerry Broughton (2006)
Image Wars: Promoting Kings and Commonwealths in England, 1603-1660, Kevin Sharpe (2010)
Ordinary folk
The English Civil War - A People's History, Diana Purkiss (2006)
Going to the Wars: The Experience of the English Civil Wars 1638 - 1651, Charles Carlton (1992)
Fire from Heaven: Life in an English Town in the Seventeenth Century, David Underdown (1994)
Soldiers and soldiering
The Royalist War Effort 1642 - 1626, Ronald Hutton (1982)
Going to the Wars: The Experience of the English Civil Wars 1638 - 1651, Charles Carlton (1992)
Other
The English Civil War Day By Day, Wilfred Emberton (1995)
English Civil War novels
Where the novel is primarily set in the British Isles anytime from the lead-up to war until the Restoration ...
Assassin's Reign - Michael Arnold (2013)
Traitor's Field - Robert Wilton (2013)
Brothers' Fury - Giles Kristian (2013)
John Saturnall's Feast - Lawrence Norfolk (2012)
The King's Spy - Andrew Swanston (2012)
Crow Boy - Philip Caveney (2012)
The Midwife's Tale - Sam Thomas (2012)
Royalist Rebel - Anita Seymour (2012)
A Ship for the King - Richard Woodman (2012)
The Bleeding Land - Giles Kristian (2012)
For King or Commonwealth - Richard Woodman (2012)
The King's Spy - Andrew Swanston (2012)
Hunter's Rage - Michael Arnold (2012)
Devil’s Charge - Michael Arnold (2012)
Traitor's Blood - Michael Arnold (2011)
Cavalier Queen - Fiona Mountain (2011)
Plague Child - Peter Ransley (2011)
The Witch's Daughter - Paula Brackston (2011)
The September Queen - Gillian Bagwell (2011)
A Corruptible Crown - Gillian Bradshaw (2011)
A Ship for the King - Richard Woodman (2011)
Accidents of Providence - Stacia M. Brown (2011)
The Wilding - Maria McCann, (2010)
The Preacher's Bride - Jody Hedlund (2010)
Lady of the Butterflies - Fiona Mountain (2010)
Unter der Asche (Beneath the Ashes) - Tom Finnek (2009)
London in Chains - Gillian Bradshaw (2009)
The Best of Men - Claire Letemendia (2009)
Decision Most Deadly - Mark Turnbull (2009)
Rebels and Traitors - Lindsey Davis (2009)The Best of Men - Claire Letemendia (2009)
Decision Most Deadly - Mark Turnbull (2009)
The Winter Prince - Cheryl Sawyer (2007)
The Last Witchfinder - James Morrow (2006)
Fallen Angels - Pauline Bentley (2003)
As Meat Loves Salt - Maria McCann (2001)
The Cavalier's Masque - Pauline Bentley (2000)
Stand by the Colours - Nicholas Carter (1999, #5 in the Shadow on the Crown series)
Sons and Brothers - Elizabeth Gibson (1998)
Harvest of Swords - Nicholas Carter (1998, #4 in the Shadow on the Crown series)
And King's Men Crow - Nicholas Carter (1997, #3 in the Shadow on the Crown series)
Storming Party - Nicholas Carter (1996, #2 in the Shadow on the Crown series)
Turncoat's Drum - Nicholas Carter (1995, #1 in the Shadow on the Crown series)
The Shield of Honour - Gilbert Morris (1995)
Garland of Straw - Stella Riley (1994)
The Earth Made of Glass - Robert Edric (1994)
Banishment - Dinah Lampitt (1994)
The Faithful Lovers - Valerie Anand (1993, #4 in the Bridges Over Time series)
Black Madonna - Stella Riley (1992)
Ulverton - Adam Thorpe (1992, only really the first chapter/story, but one of the best pieces of writing in this list)
Treason's Gift - Pamela Belle (1992)
A Price Above Rubies - Patricia Lawson (1991)
A Falling Star - Pamela Belle (1990, #3 in the Wintercombe series)
Herald of Joy - Pamela Belle (1989, #2 in the Wintercombe series)
Wintercombe - Pamela Belle (1988, #1 in the Wintercombe series)
The Lodestar - Pamela Belle (1987, #4 in the Heron series)
Destiny our Choice - John Attenborough (1987)
A Splendid Defiance - Stella Riley (1985)
Alathea - Pamela Belle (1985, #3 in the Heron series)
Pargeters - Norah Lofts (1984)
Myself, My Enemy - Jean Plaidy (1983)
A Crowning Mercy - Bernard Cornwell (1983)
The Relation of My Imprisonment - Russell Banks (1983)
The Quickenberry Tree - Annette Motley (1983)
The Chains of Fate - Pamela Belle (1983, #2 in the Heron series)
The Moon in the Water - Pamela Belle (1982, #1 in the Heron series)
The Rider of the White Horse - Rosemary Sutcliff (1981)
The Devil Prince - Ina Binner (1979)
Saraband for Two Sisters - Philippa Carr (1976)
A Midsummer Tempest - Poul Anderson (1974)
Honours Even - Nigel Tranter (197?)
Triple Alliance - Nigel Tranter (197?)
Comrade Jacob - David Caute (1973)
Montrose: The Captain General - Nigel Tranter (1973)
The Young Montrose - Nigel Tranter (1972)
Place Mill - Barbara Softly (1962)
Charles the King - Evelyn Anthony (1961)
Seek the Fair Land - Walter Macken (1959)
The White Witch - Elizabeth Goudge (1958)
Scent of Cloves - Norah Lofts (1957)
The Wandering Prince - Jean Plaidy (1956)
Mary of Carisbrooke - Margaret Campbell Barnes (1956)
Simon - Rosemary Sutcliff (1953)
Daughter of Satan - Jean Plaidy (1952)
The King's General - Daphne DuMaurier (1946)
Forges in the Forest - W.Victor Cook (1939)
Royal Escape - Georgette Hayer (1938)
They Were Defeated - Rose Macaulay (1932; The Shadow Flies in the U.S.)
In Spite of All - Edna Lyall (1901)
Under the Storm, or, Steadfast's Charge - Charlotte M. Yonge (1887)
Fairleigh Hall - A. D. Crake (Rev.) (1882)
They Boy Who Sailed with Blake - W. H. G. Kingston (1880)
On Both Sides of the Sea - Elizabeth Rundle Charles (1868)
Children of the New Forest - Frederick Marryat (1847)
Brambletye House: Or, Cavaliers and Roundheads - Horace Smith (1826)
Woodstock - Sir Walter Scott (1826)
Old Mortality - Sir Walter Scott (1816)
Greetings from Down Under!
ReplyDeleteHere are few more for your list, which may be of interest:
* "Destiny Our Choice" by John Attenborough (1987)
* "Sons And Brothers" by Elizabeth Gibson (1988)
* "Saraband For Two Sisters" by Philippa Carr (1976) - This was one of my favourites in high school.
* "Lament For A Lost Lover" by Philippa Carr (1977)
* "The Wandering Prince" by Jean Plaidy (1956) - This one is about Charles II's early life, including the Civil War and his years in exile.
* "A Health Unto His Majesty" by Jean Plaidy (1956) - Restoration England.
* "Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord" by Jean Plaidy (1957) - Continues Charles II's story. They can be also bought in a single volume.
* "Daughter of Satan" by Jean Plaidy (1952)
* "The Shield" by Gilbert Morris (1995) - The Wakefield Dynasty #3
Thanks Carolyn - I hadn't heard of any of these. I'll review and add to the list - cheers!
ReplyDeleteYou may also be interested in my new book, "The King's Henchman. Henry Jermyn, Stuart Spymaster and Architect of the British Empire (Gibson Square, 2012) which is about the career of Henry Jermyn (1605-1684), Queen Henrietta Maria's life-long servant and possibly lover. It is about all their lives, but includes a lot about their part in the Civil War - trying to avert it, and then trying to win it. Henry Jermyn has never been studied before so my book casts a new light on this period. The story was fictionalised by Fiona Mountain in Cavalier Queen, a novel you have on your list above. I would have e-mailed you about this privately at first, but cannot find any means of doing so - hence this rather public message!
ReplyDeleteHi - I'm not particularly familiar with Jermyn, but he certainly sounds like an interesting character. Do you know whether he ever visited HM at Titchfield (Hants.)?
ReplyDeletePS - contact details are on the About page.