Steel Lobsters av Myke Cole

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<p><b>A dramatic history of the Steel Lobsters, Sir Arthur Hesilrige''s Regiment of Horse, in the English Civil War ¿ the last fully armored knights in England. </b><br><br>The 17th-century battlefield ushered in a new era, with formed musketeers and pistol-wielding cavalry gradually taking over from the knights and men-at-arms that had dominated the European battlefield. Based on a detailed study of the primary sources, <i>Steel Lobsters</i> tells the story of this transition through the history of the last fully armored knights in England. <br><br>Myke Cole, an award-winning novelist, historian, and veteran, examines the life and times of Sir Arthur Hesilrige and his Regiment of Horse, known as "the Lobsters" as they were encased in plate armour. <i>Steel Lobsters</i> covers the full history of England''s last knights, from the seeds of their creation in Hesilrige''s experience as a young cavalry officer, to their final defeat at Roundway Down in July 1643, and the decision to abando