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Charles Cordell author logo of a white English Civil War lobster tailed pot helmet on a black background.
CHARLES CORDELL
  • Home
  • About
  • Books
    • God’s Vindictive Wrath
    • DESECRATION
    • The Keys of Hell and Death
    • FIRELOCK
    • FREE eBook
    • Characters & Causes
  • History
    • The General Crisis
    • The Great Rebellion
    • Pike & Shot Warfare
    • Battle of Edgehill 1642
    • Edgehill to London 1642
    • Battle of Aylesbury 1642
    • Battle of Brentford 1642
    • Battle of Turnham Green
    • Storming of Winchester 1642
    • Battle of Lansdown Hill 1643
    • Siege of Devizes 1643
    • Battle of Roundway Down
    • Storming of Bristol 1643
    • Civil War in Cheshire 1643
  • News & Blogs
    • Charles Cordell Author Blog
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  • Talks & Walks
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17th Century almanac for July - Dutch print circa 1600. Woman with sickle, basket, wheat sheaf and flagon. Harvest scene. Leo in the sky.

17th Century Almanac for July – free quarter & contribution

17th Century Almanac blog - 17th Century & The General Crisis, British Civil Wars, Early Modern Britain

The ‘hungry month’, campaigning armies, taxation and St Swithin.

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17th Century Almanac for June - Dutch print circa 1600. Reaper with scythe embracing woman with rake. Hay making, carting and butter churn.

17th Century Almanac for June – Midsummer fires & hay making

17th Century Almanac blog - British Civil Wars, Early Modern Britain

Bonfires, rush bearing, Battle of the Dunes, Dunkirk and D-Day.

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Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 - battlefield walk with the Battlefields Trust.

Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – battlefield walk & talk

17th Century & The General Crisis, British Civil Wars, Early Modern Britain

Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – the King’s decisive victory The Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – an English Civil War battle involving four armies and a navy, fought across ten square

Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – battlefield walk & talk Read More »

Writing Historical Fiction - an author talk at Delapré Abbey with the Northamptonshire Battlefields Society, 25 September 2025.

Writing Historical Fiction – Delapre Abbey author talk

Author Life & Writing, Book Publishing, Divided Kingdom Books, Meet the Author

Writing Historical Fiction – author talk Writing historical fiction – an author talk. Charles Cordell will be talking about writing historical fiction and Divided Kingdom book #2 – The Keys

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17th Century Almanac for May. Lovers and musicians in a boat. Whitsuntide outing, dancers and archers. Gemini in the sky.

17th Century Almanac for May – maypoles, ministers & mutiny

17th Century Almanac blog - British Civil Wars, Early Modern Britain

Whitsuntide, church wakes, wickedness and Leveller slaves.

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Siege of Devizes 1643 - Devizes Arts Festival walk with Charles Cordell, author of English Civil War fiction series Divided Kingdom.

Siege of Devizes 1643 – Devizes Arts Festival walk

17th Century & The General Crisis, British Civil Wars, Meet the Author

Siege of Devizes 1643 – Devizes Arts Festival walk The Siege of Devizes 1643 – the Devizes Arts Festival 2025 walk. Author Charles Cordell will lead a guided battlefield walk

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