The Bishops' Wars: Charles I's Campaigns Against Scotland, 1638-1640King Charles I twice mobilised England in an attempt to enforce religious uniformity in Scotland, and both times he failed. The result was the resurgence of Parliament as partner in the government of the realm. The Bishops' Wars is an essay in military history in a political context, which analyses the institutions of war, its financing, and above all the recruitment of forces. The main purpose of the book is to explain why the King could not and did not reduce Scotland by force. Its significance lies in that it demonstrates how the military failures of 1639 and 1640 were determined by Charles's hand. Moreover, it seeks to show how poor strategic and tactical operations, coupled with the political controversy surrounding the war, plagued the English army. In the final measure, it is concluded that the King must bear responsibility for defeat at the hands of the Scots. |
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Contents
THE EVENTS OF THE BISHOPS WARS AND CAROLINE POLITICS | 1 |
The First Bishops War | 3 |
The Second Bishops War | 39 |
THE INSTITUTIONS | 62 |
The chain of command | 78 |
The Ordinance Office | 90 |
MILITARY FINANCE | 111 |
Loans and contributions | 124 |
The political and historical context of militia service | 178 |
The early Stuart militia | 190 |
The militia in the Bishops Wars | 195 |
IMPRESSMENT AND THE SUBSTITUTIONS CLAUSE | 215 |
The political and historical context of impressment | 216 |
Early Stuart impressment in the Bishops Wars | 222 |
The substitution clause | 241 |
RIOT ICONOCLASM AND MURDER AMONGST THE SOLDIERY | 264 |
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The Bishops' Wars: Charles I's Campaigns Against Scotland, 1638-1640 Mark Charles Fissel No preview available - 1994 |
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