The Counties and the Politics of the Revolution

History is an irritating sort of thing. It refuses to fit into nice, neat, overarching grand theories. And sadly, a passion for king versus parliament division was distinctly lacking in most places - or anyway, very often lacking. In lancashire, the main contrast was between rural areas dominated by the stanleys and their earls who wielded a traditional feudal influence over their gentry. The clubmen were a fascinating later movement where in some counties, local people armed themselves as best they could to resist any one coming into their area,. royalist or amentary Who came with war into their country. There. If you are ready for a tour of some english counties.