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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
    • English Civil War Causes
    • 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 Stratton 1643
    • Battle of Lansdown Hill 1643
    • Siege of Devizes 1643
    • Battle of Roundway Down
    • Storming of Bristol 1643
    • Civil War in Cheshire 1643
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17th Century almanac for November - Martinmas scene of pigs slaughtered and butchered.

17th Century Almanac for November – slaughter & remembrance

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

Gunpowder, cattle droves, good Queen Bess and Henrietta Maria.

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17th Century Hallowtide witches and a devil flying on broomsticks.

17th Century Hallowtide – FREE historical fiction book sample

17th Century Almanac blog - Early Modern life - British Civil Wars, Divided Kingdom Books, Early Modern Britain

Hallowtide – time of tension and an extract from God’s Vindictive Wrath.

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17th Century almanac for October – Dutch print circa 1600 - wine drinkers and winemaking scene.

17th Century Almanac for October – unemployment & Parliament

17th Century Almanac blog - Early Modern life - Early Modern Britain

Winter wheat, hiring fairs, hewers, hurdlers, bodgers and vagrants.

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17th Century almanac for September – Dutch print circa 1600. Fisherwoman and fish. Fishing scene with fishing boats and fishermen.

17th Century Almanac for September – Ship Money, cod & corsairs

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

Newfoundland cod, first Atlantic triangular trade, pirates and slaves.

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Infographic titled ‘National Author’s Day’ with event details ‘Author Talk’ and ‘Tavistock Library, Friday 30 October 2026, Libraries Unlimited #AuthorsDay’; an English Civil War helmet logo; Libraries Unlimited Tavistock Library logo; and background images of Charles Cordell holding his debut novel ‘God’s Vindictive Wrath’, cover image of the novel ‘The Keys of Hell and Death’ and Tavistock Town Hall

National Author’s Day – Tavistock Library author talk

17th Century & The General Crisis, Author Life & Writing, Book Publishing, Divided Kingdom Books, Meet the Author

National Author’s Day at Tavistock Library with historical fiction author Charles Cordell

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17th Century almanac for August - Dutch print circa 1600. Women with fruit. Harvest scene of men cutting, stacking and carting wheat to a farm.

17th Century Almanac for August – Climate Change & Conflict

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

Harvest, the Little Ice Age, war, biodynamics and farming today.

17th Century Almanac for August – Climate Change & Conflict Read More »

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