Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Museum puzzle-picture book of Cavaliers and Roundheads Museum puzzle-picture book of Cavaliers and Roundheads Harry T. Sutton 16 pages : 17 x 23 cm OL11332500W
Harrow and harvest Harrow and harvest Barbara Willard The Medley family and their ancestral home, Mantlemass, are drawn into the conflict of the English Civil War. OL2774457W
A messenger for Parliament A messenger for Parliament Erik Christian Haugaard A young boy becomes involved in the early events of the English Civil War that unseated Charles I bringing Cromwell and the Puritans to power. OL3464577W
The Chains of Fate The Chains of Fate Pamela Belle Aged ten, Thomazin Heron’s father died. Sent to live with Sir Simon Heron, she fell in love with his son, Francis. Years later, after learning of Francis’s death, Thomazin is married to her c… OL4309603W
The White Witch The White Witch Elizabeth Goudge Set in 17th-century England, when Cavaliers struggle with Puritans to keep the throne safe for King Charles 1st. The wise and gentle Froniga Haslewood, is caught between two worlds. Divided betwee… OL535182W
The strangers The strangers Ann Schlee During the Civil War a young girl living on a remote island becomes involved with a strange boy fleeing the Roundheads. OL5592426W
The minister's daughter The minister's daughter Julie Hearn In 1645 in England, the daughters of the town minister successfully accuse a local healer and her granddaughter of witchcraft to conceal an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, but years later during the 1692 S… OL5715725W
As meat loves salt As meat loves salt Maria McCann "Torn in two by a vicious civil war, seventeenth-century England was the scene of extraordinary violence. Among the soldiers traveling the country from one deadly battle to another is Jacob Cullen, a… OL5961746W
Kate Ryder Kate Ryder Hester Burton In 1646 a young English girl tries to cope with the many pressures, changes, and divided loyalties that the continuing Civil War imposes upon her family. OL6278153W
Death to the King Death to the King Clifford Lindsey Alderman Chronicle of the causes of the English Civil War and the effect of its outcome on subsequent history. OL6337557W
Witch dog Witch dog John Louis Beatty During the English Civil War, Prince Rupert led the King's cavalry, accompanied by his great white poodle, known to the Roundheads as the witch dog and Rupert's luck. OL6605458W
Venture for a crown Venture for a crown Constance Heaven A 14-year-old boy in Cromwell's England endangers himself and his family when he and his young royalist friends become involved in a plot to help the king escape from prison. OL6690540W
The Loyal Virginian The Loyal Virginian George Finkel A young Virginia planter sails to Europe to trade tobacco and finds himself caught up in the English Civil War. OL6716807W