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Friends in Youth

Choosing Sides in the English Civil War
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Two old friends end up on opposite sides of the English Civil War, in this widely acclaimed history At the Inns of Court, the intellectual, literary, and social heart of early 17th century London, many pivotal friendships were forged- few closer than that of Bulstrode Whitelocke... Read More
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Friends in Youth

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Two old friends end up on opposite sides of the English Civil War, in this widely acclaimed history At the Inns of Court, the intellectual, literary, and social heart of early 17th century London, many pivotal friendships were forged- few closer than that of Bulstrode Whitelocke and Edward (Ned) Hyde. Both young men were lively characters, industrious, well-connected, principled and optimistic. They dreamed of reforming the government of Charles I, a young court with age-old problems, by restoring the traditional harmony of Crown and Parliament. This is the story of how their hopes climbed, overreached, and fell into an abyss of relentless civil war. This highly original, vivid and engaging book recreates the atmosphere, drama, players and ideas of what is arguably England's (and Britain's) most crucial and traumatic formative period. Through the stories of his two protagonists, Minoo Dinshaw shows how subtle religious and political differences, careful personal judgments, and mere happenstance combined to place these two friends, most reluctantly, on opposite sides in the English Civil Wars. They would both survive, unlike many thousands of others, into old age; both would become influential historians, shaping how we still understand the conflicts of their age. But their friendship, like the once hopeful country in which it had first flourished, would be forever changed- permanently marred by what both men believed to be senseless and unnecessary civil strife.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141986517

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 395g

Pages: 544

About the Author

Minoo Dinshaw lives in London and is the author of the highly acclaimed Outlandish Knight- The Byzantine Life of Steven Runciman.

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