Civil War Interregnum and Restoration in Gloucestershire 1640-1672

Dr Warmington's examination of the history of Gloucestershire during the period begins with the descent into war between 1640 and 1642 showing how the two sides formed and why the Parliamentarians had the more durable war machine. He goes on to consider the anarchic situation between 1645 and 1649 and the series of new experiments in government which followed until 1660 undertaken by an almost entirely new governing group of minor gentlemen. The attempted rebellion of 1659 is examined in detail and the book concludes with a look at the Restoration of the Stuart dynasty.