1681 English Civil WAR 1ed Dugdale Troubles in England French Wars of Religion

  

1681 English Civil WAR 1. Dugdale Troubles in England French Wars of Religion. Century English historian known for his works of antiquity of English aristocracy and monastics.

While not his most notable work,' Troubles in England' is a treatise written to describe the wars that influenced Europe and England during the 17. Dugdale correlates three wars - English Civil War, Barons' War, and the French Wars of Religion - and how they related to each other. Interestingly, the DNB notes that this work was written throughout in a strain of animosity to all who took the anti-royalist side.

However, this work is notable for its accuracy. A short view of the late troubles in England ; briefly setting forth, their rise, growth, and tragical conclusion, as also, some parallel thereof with the barons-wars in the time of King Henry III : but chiefly with that in France, called the Holy League, in the reign of Henry III and Henry IV, late kings of that realm : to which is added a perfect narrative of the Treaty at U[n]bridge in an. Oxford: Printed at the Theater for M.

Collation: Complete with all pages. Pagination errors expected in this first edition. References: Wing D 2492; Lowndes 692; Grassell 443; ESTC R 18097; Brunet II 868. Binding: Leather; tight & secure. 12.5in X 8.25in (32cm x 21cm).