Professor Wedgewood had a fine grasp of seventeenth century english politics and here description of the final years of Charles I's government of England is a very readable account of the period. it was originally published in 1955, and was the first volume of a trilogy, still worthy of study today. ( )

Absorbing narration of events and personalities involved in the fall of Charles I. John Pym emerges as an important figure in English and world history. ( )

1136 The King's Peace 1637-1641, by C. V. Wedgwood (read 16 Oct 1971) Since I read the author's superlative history of the 30 Years War I have thought I should read more of her work. This volume deals with events in England from 1637 to 1641, as the troubles of Charles I grew. It is well done, but I am so out -of-sympathy with the religious preferences of John Pym and Hampden that the course of events--and my knowledge that Charles I loses his head in 1649 and that Pym triumphs--bothers me, and I did not enjoy the book as I would one that deals with events with which I find greater sympathy. Not that I do not favor Parliament over King in theory, outside religion. In fact, I do believe I should study the American Constitution in the light of the history which accounts for its terms. ( )

I found this quite a heavy read, but it is essential reading to help understand the background to the English Civil War in the c17. ( )