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Ernest Broxap
1880–1963
A Manchester historian with a strong feel for local history, he is best known for writing about Lancashire during the English Civil War. His work blends careful research with an interest in the people and places behind major events.
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The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642-1651)
by Ernest Broxap
About the author
Ernest Broxap was a British historian, businessman, and long-serving officer of the Chetham Society, a major publisher of historical sources connected with the north-west of England. He studied history at Owens College in Manchester and went on to build a reputation as a careful scholar of Lancashire's past.
He is especially remembered for The Great Civil War in Lancashire (1642–1651), a detailed study that helped bring regional history to a wider readership. His writing focused on the local texture of national events, showing how war and politics played out in towns, families, and communities.
Born in 1880 and dying in 1963, he belonged to a generation of historians who combined serious archival work with a clear interest in public history. Confirmed sources describe him as both a historian and a businessman, suggesting a life that connected scholarship with civic and professional life.