The English Civil War remains the most prolonged and traumatic example of internal violence in the history of the state. The Royalist War Effort, 1642-1646 shows the build up to the outbreak of the war, detailing how the war was fought, and how, ultimately, it was won and lost. In his new introduction to this second edition, Ronald Hutton places his vivid account of the Royalist war effort into modern historical context, bringing the reader up-to-date with recent developments in the study of the English civil war. He analyses the influences which affected his own interpretation of events, ensuring that The Royalist War Effort, 1642-1646 remains the most informative and compelling account of the Royalist experience in the English civil war.

This important new book offers the first history of the Royalist armies and thier role in the Civil War for over a quater of a century. Divided into two sections the first part of the book describes and analyses the organisation, recruitment, training ,arms equipment, tactics and performance of the Royalist armies. The second part takes a look at some of the engagements and accidents of the Civil War and examines the relaity behind the legend by looking at actual cases in their proper contexts.

A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.

The book both creates a new and complete narrative of the war in the region, and analyses the administrative structures of the rivals. It also analyses the command structure and regiments under the command of Henry Hastings, Lord Loughborough.

The English Civil War remains the most prolonged and traumatic example of internal violence in the history of the state. This book shows how such a war was achieved and sustained, and how ultimately it was won and lost.

By using contemporary sources this book not only looks at the armies of Sir Ralph Hopton from 1642 to 1646, but also the raising and equipping his men and the campaigns they served in.