Codes And Conduct In The English Civil War Summary

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The academic journal Codes and Conduct in The English Civil War was written by Barbara Donagan. In this essay, I will be summarizing and analyzing all things beings read from the journal.
The English Civil Wars refer to the battle that engaged the supporters of the monarchy of Charles I and Charles II (his successor and son) together with the opposing set in each Kingdom in the British Isles. These wars are also referred to as Great Rebellion and are considered to have originated from England in 1642, the moment Charles I went against the parliamentarian’s wishes by establishing an army. The army was founded to deal with the Ireland rebellion. It is worth noting that this conflict commenced in 1939-40 in Scotland. This precipitated the war in England throughout the 1640s between the king and parliament as well as the house of Stuart. Hence, these wars engaged three kingdoms. The conflicts came to a halt in 1651 when Charles II took a flight to France having the hopes of the British monarchy. This essay endeavors to give a personal view on the Codes and Conduct in the English civil war by Barabara Donagan.
The author focuses on a wide variety of themes evident in the English Civil wars, for instance, training, leadership, weapon capabilities as well as …show more content…

Initially, the traditional context of war was pegged to supreme powers of God upon the people. Therefore, war could be manifested in occurrences such as plagues, drought and famine, and fire. On the other hand, these beliefs were escalated by the widening rift among the Christian believers, particularly, the Catholics and the Protestants. The author presents the modern interpretations of war as differences in the administration, armed society, and the economy. In that connection, therefore, the English Civil Wars could solely be attributed to the armed

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