Mark Stoyle Book order

The fascinating story of the so-called “Prayer Book Rebellion” of 1549 which saw the people of Devon and Cornwall rise up against the Crown

West Britons provides a fresh interpretation of the bloodiest, most devastating years in Cornwall's history and a wholly new perspective on the history of the far South West of Britain. The book also includes transcriptions of a number of previously unpublished documents, and a list of some 300 Cornish Royalist officers.

Focusing on popular behavior during the English Civil War, this study explores how different regions and cities aligned with either the Royalists or Parliamentarians. It delves into the social and cultural factors influencing these alliances, providing insights into the motivations behind the choices made by communities during this tumultuous period.

This is a study of the city of Exeter during the Great Civil War of 1642-46; it offers a lively, immediate account of how one English city slid, inexorably, into the chaos of civil war. The main text is accompanied by a generous collection of transcripts from original seventeenth-century documents.