England Under The Stuarts

England Under The Stuarts
by G.M. Trevelyan
(Pelican Books, 1960)
Sold by Crappy Old Books – because some histories just refuse to die.

Kings lost their heads, parliaments found their voices, and Cromwell sulked across the land in this classic romp through 17th-century England—told with all the scholarly gravitas and pipe-smoke-infused prose only G.M. Trevelyan could provide. First published before colour TV and reprinted by Pelican in 1960 (because some people still read), this battered but brilliant paperback covers the civil wars, the Glorious Revolution, and enough political intrigue to make modern politics look like a village fête.

Yes, it’s yellowing. Yes, it smells like your granddad’s attic. But it’s a piece of proper history—served with academic flair, outdated footnotes, and zero concession to modern attention spans.

Perfect for the student, the history nerd, or the bookshelf that’s missing “something blue and musty.”

Crappy Old Books: We sell the past, slightly bent.

Good condition. 546 pages.

Keep browsing: See more History books Other books by GM Trevelyan