Richard Symonds's Diary of the Marches of the Royal Army

by Richard Symonds, C. E. Long (Editor), Ian Roy (Introduction)

Overview

This diary of the English Civil War is the only first-hand account by a participant on the King's side who was not an officer. The diarist, Richard Symonds, was a royal Lifeguardsman for the crucial two years of 1644-5, which included the battle of Naseby and the Royalist defeat. This reissue with a new, informative introduction takes full account of the transformation of our knowledge of the diarist and the Civil War and will be invaluable to scholars and students of the English Civil War, as well as to local historians, war-gamers and Civil War reenactors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521626569
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/28/1998
Series:	Camden Classic Reprints , #3
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.75(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction to the 1997 edition; Introduction by Charles Edward Long; Symonds's diary; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Symond's diary provides an unusual insight onto the soldiers' experience in the English Civil War." Charles Carlton, Military History

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