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Ernest Broxap

A local historian with a deep interest in Lancashire’s past, this English writer is remembered for work on the English Civil War in the county. His surviving reputation today rests mainly on historical writing rather than a broad literary career.

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The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)

The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)

by Ernest Broxap

About the author

Ernest Broxap appears to have been an English historian best known for writing about Lancashire history. The work most clearly associated with him is The Great Civil War in Lancashire, 1642–1651, which focuses on the county’s experience during the English Civil War.

Reliable online information about his life is limited, so many personal details are hard to confirm. Based on the sources available, he is best introduced as a regional historical writer whose name remains connected to Lancashire’s local and civil-war history.