Early Modern Britain is an archive of articles, blog posts and events by Charles Cordell, the author of English Civil War historical fiction series Divided Kingdom. It includes articles on topics such as Climate Change & Conflict, life, faith and knowledge in 17th Century Europe and the Americas.
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 […]
Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – battlefield walk & talk Read More »
Whitsuntide, church wakes, wickedness and Leveller slaves.
17th Century Almanac for May – maypoles, ministers & mutiny Read More »
Open fields & acre strips – enclosure & Agricultural Revolution.
17th Century Almanac for March – open fields & enclosure Read More »
Age of change & upheaval – of art & science, of persecution & war.
17th Century Almanac for January – age of change & crisis Read More »
17th Century Christmas – cavalier feast, Puritan fast & Parliament ban.
17th Century Almanac for December – Christmas & Parliament ban Read More »
