The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)

A focused county study that reconstructs Lancashire's experience of the 1642–1651 Civil War from contemporary documents and specially prepared maps. It outlines pre-war arrangements and local leadership, then narrates military operations and sieges—notably actions around Manchester and Lathom House—through the crisis of 1643, Prince Rupert's campaigns, the end of the first war, and the later Preston campaign culminating in the battle at Wigan Lane and the trial and death of the county's leading royalist. Topography, troop dispositions, and the local social and religious context are introduced where necessary to clarify events.