An exciting new history of the civil war, which recounts the effects of the civil war on 'the common people'. This engaging survey throws new light onto a century of violence and political and social upheaval.

1 The Aberdeen doctors and history 2 Under occupation: the North of England, 1640-8 3 Experiencing rebellion in Ireland, 1641-9 4 The Scottish experience of the wars in the four nations, 1638-48 5 Experiencing war in Wales and England 6 The revolutionary period, 1648-53 7 Conquered nations: Republican and Restoration Scotland and Ireland, 1653-61 8 Republic and Restoration in England and Wales, 1653-61

Martyn Bennett is Reader in History at Nottingham Trent University.