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During the 1640's, the kingdoms ruled by Charles I - England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland - were gripped by a series of civil wars and conflicts which were, in part, distinct to each kingdom, but which also overlapped and inter-related, leading some British historians to portray them as a single 'British' conflict. The British Wars by Peter Gaunt offers a concise history of these wars, from the beginning of Charles I's travails with the Scots to the conclusion of the wars at the Battle of Worcester and the English conquest of Ireland and Scotland. Providing a clear, concise and

Great Britain --- History --- Civil War, 1642-1649 --- Charles I, 1625-1649 --- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660

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On 23 July 1637, riots broke out in Edinburgh. These disturbances triggered the collapse of royal authority across the British Isles. This volume explores the political and religious culture in the Scottish capital from the reign of James VI and I to the Cromwellian occupation. It examines for the first time the importance of Edinburgh to the formation of the Scottish opposition movement and to the establishment of the revolutionary Covenanting regime. Although the primary focus is the Scottish capital, an explicitly British perspective is maintained. This is a wide-ranging study that engages in debates about early modern urban culture, the problem of multiple monarchy and the issue of post-Reformation religious radicalism.

Edinburgh (Scotland) --- Great Britain --- Scotland --- Edinburgh (Lothian) --- City and Royal Burgh of Edinburgh (Scotland) --- Dun Eideann (Scotland) --- Duneideann (Scotland) --- History --- Intellectual life --- Politics and government --- 17th century --- James VI, 1567-1625 --- Charles I, 1625-1649 --- Civil War, 1642-1649 --- Intellectual life. --- Politics and government. --- Cultural life --- Culture