17th Century Almanac for September – Ship Money, cod & corsairs
Newfoundland cod, first Atlantic triangular trade, pirates and slaves.
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17th Century & The General Crisis
The 17th Century & The General Crisis is an archive of articles and events by Charles Cordell, author of English Civil War historical fiction series Divided Kingdom. It includes articles on Early Modern war, famine and plague, Climate Change and conflict, and writing real, relatable and relevant historical fiction.
17th Century Almanac for August – Climate Change & Conflict
Harvest, the Little Ice Age, war, biodynamics and farming today.
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17th Century Historical Fiction – real, relatable & relevant
Europe’s ‘Golden Age’ of war, persecution, famine and plague.
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17th Century Almanac for July – free quarter & contribution
The ‘hungry month’, campaigning armies, taxation and St Swithin.
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Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – battlefield walk & talk
Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – the King’s decisive victory The Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 was an English Civil War battle involving four armies and a navy, fought across ten square
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Siege of Devizes 1643 – Devizes Arts Festival walk
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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