John Fowke and the English Civil War: A Rant

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John Fowke and the English Civil War: A Rant

Historians have missed a key figure in the story

Oct 18, 2023

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This is a Twitter/X space that I recorded shortly after finishing a draft of my thesis on John Fowke of London and the origins of the English Civil War. Next week I am presenting a short paper on the topic at a history conference.

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