‘Light in touch, though grounded in an enormous wealth of documentary material this “people's history” shows how England’s men and women coped with quite extraordinary times. Diane Purkiss The English Civil War: Papists, Gentlewomen, Soldiers, and Witchfinders in the Birth of Modern Britain Kindle Edition by Diane Purkiss (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 25 ratings Kindle 16.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 33.99 21 Used from 6.39 3 New from 33. ‘This book vigorously brings the horror and humanity of the conflict to life.’ Financial Times ‘Narrative history at its best: gripping, heartfelt, complex.’ Mail on Sunday Diane Purkiss is a Professor of English Literature at Oxford and fellow of Keble College. ‘Wonderful.Purkiss offers a sumptuous portrait gallery of the men and women who lived, wrote and died during this turbulent period.A joyous read.’ Daily Telegraph In this innovative study, first published in 2005, Diane Purkiss illuminates the role of gender in the English Civil War by focusing on ideas of masculinity.

‘Purkiss has an eye for the narrative vignette that can illuminate the age.’ Sunday Times ‘You begin to get close to what it would have been like to live through the nine momentous years from 1640 to would be hard to imagine anything more irresistible than this rich layer cake of a book, crammed with the stories and the voices that make history human.’ Guardian ‘Rich, vivid and passionate.a moving, lyrical and principled piece of writing.Purkiss has a gift for evocation.’ Independent In this innovative study, Diane Purkiss illuminates the role of gender in the English Civil War by focusing on ideas of masculinity, rather than on the role.

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