Charles Cordell is the author of God’s Vindictive Wrath and the Divided Kingdom series of English Civil War historical fiction. This is the website for his books, English Civil War notes, news and events, the Divided Kingdom Readers’ Club and more.
God’s Vindictive Wrath
From the carnage of Edgehill to the barricades at Brentford – ordinary men and women face each other and the brutal reality of civil war in Britain. All have answered a call to save England. Now only an English mile separates them on the battlefield.
‘Stirring. A great read! You can almost hear the roar of cannon and the thunder of hooves. Do not miss this evocative account of the start of the English Civil War.’
Ben Kane, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Legion, Hannibal, Spartacus and The Lionheart series
‘Charles Cordell, a former soldier, writes with bravura confidence.’
Antonia Senior, The Times
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Characters & Causes
Meet the characters of God’s Vindictive Wrath: Ralph, orphan and outcast with nothing to lose; his fanatical brother Francis; Anthony, Birmingham iron-worker and socialist leveller; Robbie, Derbyshire miner, patriot and ex-convict; Thomasine, angry and regretful. All have answered a call to save England. Now only an English mile separates them on the battlefield.
Historical Notes & Maps
Read historical notes and maps to accompany God’s Vindictive Wrath and To Cleanse Judah. These cover: the Little Ice Age and The General Crisis of the 17th Century; the English Revolution and causes of war in 1642; Early Modern warfare; the battles of Edgehill, Aylesbury, Brentford and Turnham Green; the Storming of Winchester; and more.
Talks & Walks
Let Charles Cordell support you and your projects. Available for talks and battlefield walks. If you would like the author to join you, click for more.
News & Events
- Chiswick Book Festival 2023
Brilliant weekend at the Chiswick Book Festival! - Commemorating the Battle of Worcester 1651
Great weekend commemorating the Battle of Worcester 1651. - Reenacting an English Civil War Pikeman
Brilliant day on the battlefield as an English Civil War pikeman! - The Keys of Hell and Death – Book #2
The Keys of Hell and Death – book 2 – is in editing with the publisher.
Readers’ Club
Join the Divided Kingdom Readers’ Club for FREE access to exclusive short stories, opportunities to meet the author and more. Click to read more.
Charles Cordell – the Author
I am a writer with experience as a soldier and diplomat on the ground in the Middle East, South Asia, North Africa, the Sahel and West Africa. I have seen humanity at its best, its worst and its most desperate. My writing draws on my time spent in the fraying margins of civilisation, as well as a long study of the Great Crisis of the 17th century.
If you want to know a little more, please do visit the About Page which includes more about the author, this website, partners in publishing and the Service Charities I support. If that does not give you enough, please do join the Readers’ Club for more, exclusive content, or simply follow Charles Cordell Author and/or #DividedKingdomBooks on social media at:
Divided Kingdom – the Books
God’s Vindictive Wrath has been endorsed by Ben Kane (Sunday Times bestselling author), Michael Arnold (author of the Civil War Chronicles), a senior British Army general and Professor Ronald Hutton. It has been reviewed in The Times and its writing described as ‘excellent’, ‘strong and vivid’, ‘impressively rendered’, with descriptive prose of ‘exceptional quality’. Please do check out the reviews.
The Keys of Hell and Death – book #2 in the Divided Kingdom series – is complete and in editing with the publisher. It should be published in Spring 2024. I am now writing book #3. Do check out the Books page for more details.
In the meantime, you might enjoy To Cleanse Judah, set around the Storming of Winchester in December 1642. This ebook short story is FREE to download.
I very much hope you appreciate and enjoy these books. However, they will not be for all readers. They are historically authentic. But they are also brutally real. I do not believe in hiding the realities of war. They are not to be trivialised.
If you are unsure if these books are for you, please try the First Chapters for FREE or download the ebook at: FREE eBook.
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