• Illustrations, Series Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 The background to the crisis of 1637–1640, 2 The emergence of Royalists and Roundheads, 1640–1642, 3 The war machines, 1642–1646, 4 The victors fall out and the emergence of radicalism, 1646–1649, 5 The trial and execution of King Charles I and the constitutional consequences, 1649–1653, 6 The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, 1653–1658, 7 Foreign policy during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, 1653– 1658, 8 The collapse of the republican experiment, 1658–1660, Notes and sources, Select bibliography, Index

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• Illustrations, Series Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 The background to the crisis of 1637–1640, 2 The emergence of Royalists and Roundheads, 1640–1642, 3 The war machines, 1642–1646, 4 The victors fall out and the emergence of radicalism, 1646–1649, 5 The trial and execution of King Charles I and the constitutional consequences, 1649–1653, 6 The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, 1653–1658, 7 Foreign policy during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, 1653– 1658, 8 The collapse of the republican experiment, 1658–1660, Notes and sources, Select bibliography, Index

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• Illustrations, Series Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 The background to the crisis of 1637–1640, 2 The emergence of Royalists and Roundheads, 1640–1642, 3 The war machines, 1642–1646, 4 The victors fall out and the emergence of radicalism, 1646–1649, 5 The trial and execution of King Charles I and the constitutional consequences, 1649–1653, 6 The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, 1653–1658, 7 Foreign policy during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, 1653– 1658, 8 The collapse of the republican experiment, 1658–1660, Notes and sources, Select bibliography, Index

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