The Most Interesting Man In English Civil War London
History has missed the plot with John Fowke
ABSTRACT: This is a summary of the life and career of London merchant adventurer and military entrepreneur John Fowke. It illuminates his role in the outbreak of the English Civil War, the parliamentary victory, and the birth of mass politics. Fowke and his partners shaped the nascent British gunpowder empire through the Restoration.
Born in 1596 accordi…
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