Description
The Ironside is symbolic of the one occasion when the army took an active role in British politics.
He represents a unique period when ordinary people displaced the established order to take political control into their own hands. In the nineteenth century a rash of historical publications, paintings and statues with a civil war theme reflected the political divisions of Victorian society and Royalist and Parliamentarian causes were argued over again, reflecting the sub text of contemporary political struggles.
This is a wider view of the Ironside as a warrior who evolved from the experiments of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries to combine firepower with the armoured cavalryman.
Table of Contents
The Evolution of the Ironside
The growing offensive power of infantry
The role of cavalry in sieges
The rise of 'light horsemen'
The Armada crisis of 1588
The Making of an Ironside
The Arms of the Ironside
The Ironside in Battle
Motions of the Cavalry
Campaign Life
The Ironside and Religion
The Ironside and Politics
The Restoration of the Monarchy
Disbandment and Life after Service
Bibliography
Colour Plate Commentary
Product details
| Published | Jul 20 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781782001683 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 60 b/w; 10 col |
| Series | Warrior |
| Short code | WAR 44 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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