Tristram Hunt, The English Civil War at First Hand, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2002

He kindly inscribed my copy “From a reluctant cavalier to a reluctant puritan” which is why I was somewhat surprised when he turned up as a Labour MP.  I’m sure he’s better off at the at the V&A.

Part 2 Assess - Timeline - Past - Using the present to explain the past - Avoidance - letting the sources speak