Ed., John Adamson. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Adamson provides a new synthesis of current research on the political crisis that engulfed England in the 1640s. Drawing on new archival findings and challenging current orthodoxies, these essays by leading historians offer a variety of original perspectives, locating English events firmly within a 'three kingdoms' context. Contents: Abbreviations Introduction - High Roads and Blind Alleys: The English Civil War and its Historiography; J.Adamson Rethinking Royalist Politics, 1642-49; D.Scott Anglicanism and Royalism in the 1640s; A.Milton Perceptions of Parliament: Faction and 'The Public'; J.Peacey The Baronial Context of the Irish Civil Wars; J.Ohlmeyer The 'Scottish Moment', 1638-45; A.I.MacInnes Centre and Locality in Civil War England; C.Holmes The Politics of Fairfax's Army, 1645-49; I.Gentles Rhetoric, Reality, and the Varieties of Civil War Radicalism; P.Baker Notes Further Reading Notes on the Contributors Index Author: JOHN ADAMSON is Fellow in History at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, UK. His previous publications include 'The Noble Revolt: The Overthrow of Charles I' (2007), which received the Samuel Pepys Award and was named as 'Book of the Year' by The Economist and The Financial Times.