«All the king’s man»: militia in the history of England during the Stuart age

The article presents the results of a study devoted to the history of the British armed forces in the “long” 17th century. The militia was the backbone of England’s national military system. The author examines the aspects of the development of the institutions of the modern state during the reign of the Stuart dynasty, traces the process of the development of the militia and the formation of the regular army. He reveals the role of the militia in the political events of the Century of Revolutions: the reign of Charles I, the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the Restoration age, the Glorious Revolution, and also gives a retrospective review of the events of the 18th century.