ABSTRACT
As is well known, against all men’s expectations both the battle and the campaign of Edgehill proved inconclusive. Parliament retained London while the King settled at Oxford, a city of great public buildings set in the centre of the kingdom among rich countryside capable of supporting his army. He and his enemies had proved themselves too evenly matched for either to achieve a decisive victory. Therefore as winter drew on both sides turned to the provinces once more, to recruit fresh strength to enable each to return to the conflict with a greater chance of success.
